Species

Atlantic Sturgeon

Scientific Name:Acipenser oxyrinchus
Classification:  Nongame Fish
Abundance: Rare; federally endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Bald Eagle

Scientific Name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus 

Classification: Nongame Species

Abundance: Found statewide

Banded Water Snake

Scientific Name: Nerodia fasciata

Photo Credit: JD Wilson

Barking Tree Frog

Scientific Name: Hyla gratiosa
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Found primarily in Coastal Plain & eastern Piedmont (blue)
Photo Credit: Jeff Hall

Barn Owl

Scientific Name: Tyto alba
Classification: Nongame Species
Abundance: Statewide

Barred Owl

Scientific Name: Strix varia
Classification: Nongame Species
Abundance: Statewide

Barrel Floater

Scientific Name: Anodonta couperiana

Classification:  State Endangered

Photo Credit: jaxshells.org

Bat

Scientific Name: Chiroptera
Classification: Nongame 
Abundance: Locally abundant 

Beaver

Scientific Name: Castor canadensis
Classification: Furbearer
Abundance: Common throughout state

Big River Crayfish

Scientific Name:  Cambarus P robustus

Classification:  Nongame Fish - Crustacean

Black Bear

Scientific Name: Ursus americanus

Photo Credit: Mike Carraway

Adult Size: Length 5-6 feet; height (on all fours) 2-3 feet; weight 100-300 pounds (female), 200-700 pounds (male)

Black Crappie

cientific Name: Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Classification:  Game fish

Abundance: Common throughout NC.

Black Duck

Scientific Name: Anas rubripes
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: Wintering-statewide (tan); Breeding-coast (brown)

Black-Bellied Salamander

Scientific Name: Desmognathus quadromaculatus
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson

Blue Catfish

Scientific Name: Ictalurus furcatus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in large rivers and Piedmont reservoirs.