United States Fish and Wildlife Service North Carolina Federal Species of Concern List 1 Asheville Ecological Services Field Office 2016 Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office
Definition of Federal Species of Concern (FSC): “FSC” is an informal term. It is not defined in the federal Endangered Species Act. In North Carolina, the Asheville and Raleigh Field Offices of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) define “Federal Species of Concern” as those species that appear to be in decline or otherwise in need of conservation and are under consideration for listing or for which there is insufficient information to support listing at this time. Subsumed under the term “FSC” are all species petitioned by outside parties and other selected focal species identified in Service strategic plans, State Wildlife Action Plans, Professional Society Lists (e.g., AFS, FMCS) or NatureServe State Program Lists. STATE FEDERAL SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS STATUS TAXONOMIC GROUP
Aneides aeneus Green Salamander E FSC Amphibian
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender SC FSC Amphibian
Desmognathus aeneus Seepage Salamander W2 FSC Amphibian Desmognathus organi Northern Pygmy Salamander SR FSC Amphibian Desmognathus wrighti Southern Pygmy Salamander SR FSC Amphibian Eurycea chamberlaini Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander FSC Amphibian Eurycea junaluska Junaluska Salamander T FSC Amphibian Lithobates capito Carolina Gopher Frog T FSC Amphibian Necturus lewisi Neuse River Waterdog SC FSC Amphibian Plethodon amplus Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander SR FSC Amphibian Plethodon cheoah Cheoah Bald Salamander SR FSC Amphibian Plethodon meridianus South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander SR FSC Amphibian Plethodon welleri Weller's Salamander SC FSC Amphibian Nesticus carolinensis Linville Caverns Spider SR FSC Arachnid Fumontana deprehendor a Harvestman W3 FSC Arachnid
Nesticus cooperi Lost Nantahala Cave Spider SR FSC Arachnid Aegolius acadicus pop. 1 Northern Saw-whet Owl - Southern Appalachian population T FSC Bird Ammodramus henslowii Eastern Henslow's Sparrow SC FSC Bird Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail SC FSC Bird Loxia curvirostra pop. 1 Southern Appalachian Red Crossbill SC FSC Bird Passerina ciris ciris Eastern Painted Bunting SC FSC Bird Peucaea aestivalis Bachman's Sparrow SC FSC Bird Poecile atricapillus practica Southern Appalachian Black-capped Chickadee SC FSC Bird Pterodroma hasitata Black-capped Petrel FSC Bird Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler SC FSC Bird Setophaga virens waynei Black-throated Green Warbler - Coastal Plain population SR FSC Bird Thryomanes bewickii altus Appalachian Bewick's Wren E FSC Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler SC FSC Bird Atrytone arogos arogos Eastern Arogos Skipper SR FSC Butterfly Atrytonopsis loammi Loammi Skipper SR FSC Butterfly Atrytonopsis sp. 1 Crystal Skipper SR FSC Butterfly Phyciodes batesii maconensis Appalachian Tawny Crescent SR FSC Butterfly Problema bulenta Rare Skipper SR FSC Butterfly Pyrgus wyandot Appalachian Grizzled Skipper SR FSC Butterfly Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary SR FSC Butterfly Cambarus brimleyorum Valley River Crayfish FSC Crustacean Cambarus hiwasseensis Hiwassee Crayfish FSC Crustacean Cambarus hystricosus Sandhills Spiny Crayfish FSC Crustacean Cambarus johni Carolina Foothills Crayfish FSC Crustacean Cambarus lenati Broad River Stream Crayfish FSC Crustacean Cambarus tuckasegee Tuckasegee Stream Crayfish FSC Crustacean Procambarus medialis Pamlico Crayfish FSC Crustacean Caecidotea carolinensis Bennett's Mill Cave Water Slater E FSC Crustacean Cambarus chasmodactylus New River Crayfish FSC Crustacean Cambarus chaugaensis Chauga Crayfish SC FSC Crustacean Cambarus eeseeohensis Grandfather Mountain Crayfish SR FSC Crustacean Cambarus georgiae Little Tennessee Crayfish SC FSC Crustacean Cambarus parrishi Hiwassee Headwaters Crayfish SC FSC Crustacean Cambarus reburrus French Broad River Crayfish SR FSC Crustacean Cambarus spicatus Broad River Spiny Crayfish SC FSC Crustacean Orconectes virginiensis Chowanoke Crayfish SC FSC Crustacean Stygobromus carolinensis Yancey Sideswimmer SR FSC Crustacean Stygobromus indentatus Tidewater Amphipod FSC Crustacean Waltoncythere acuta Transylvania Crayfish Ostracod W3 FSC Crustacean Gomphus consanguis Cherokee Clubtail SR FSC Dragonfly or Damselfly Gomphus septima Septima's Clubtail SR FSC Dragonfly or Damselfly Macromia margarita Mountain River Cruiser SR FSC Dragonfly or Damselfly Ophiogomphus edmundo Edmund's Snaketail SR FSC Dragonfly or Damselfly Ophiogomphus howei Pygmy Snaketail SR FSC Dragonfly or Damselfly Ophiogomphus incurvatus Appalachian Snaketail W2 FSC Dragonfly or Damselfly Progomphus bellei Belle's Sanddragon SR FSC Dragonfly or Damselfly Alasmidonta undulata Triangle floater T FSC Freshwater Bivalve Lampsilis sp. 2 Chameleon lampmussel SR FSC Freshwater Bivalve United States Fish and Wildlife Service North Carolina Federal Species of Concern List 2 Asheville Ecological Services Field Office 2016 Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office
Villosa constricta Notched rainbow SC FSC Freshwater Bivalve Alasmidonta robusta Carolina Elktoe FSC Freshwater Bivalve Alasmidonta viridis Slippershell FSC Freshwater Bivalve Elliptio angustata Carolina Lance FSC Freshwater Bivalve Elliptio dilatata Spike FSC Freshwater Bivalve Elliptio producta Atlantic Spike FSC Freshwater Bivalve Elliptio roanokensis Roanoke Slabshell FSC Freshwater Bivalve Lampsilis splendida Rayed Pink Fatmucket FSC Freshwater Bivalve Ptychobranchus fasciolaris Kidneyshell FSC Freshwater Bivalve Toxolasma lividum Purple Lilliput FSC Freshwater Bivalve Villosa constricta Notched Rainbow FSC Freshwater Bivalve Alasmidonta varicosa Brook Floater E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Elliptio waccamawensis Waccamaw Spike E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Fusconaia subrotunda Longsolid SR FSC Freshwater Bivalve Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Lampsilis fullerkati Waccamaw Fatmucket T FSC Freshwater Bivalve Lasmigona holstonia Tennessee Heelsplitter E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Lasmigona subviridis Green Floater E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Medionidus conradicus Cumberland Moccasinshell FSC Freshwater Bivalve Pleurobema oviforme Tennessee Clubshell E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Pleuronaia barnesiana Tennessee Pigtoe E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Toxolasma pullus Savannah Lilliput E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Villosa vaughaniana Carolina Creekshell E FSC Freshwater Bivalve Carpiodes sp. cf. velifer Atlantic highfin carpsucker SC FSC Freshwater Fish Acipenser fulvescens Lake Sturgeon SC FSC Freshwater Fish Alosa aestivalis Blueback Herring FSC Freshwater Fish Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife FSC Freshwater Fish Ambloplites cavifrons Roanoke Bass SR FSC Freshwater Fish Anguilla rostrata American Eel FSC Freshwater Fish Clinostomus sp. 1 Smoky Dace SC FSC Freshwater Fish Elassoma boehlkei Carolina Pygmy Sunfish T FSC Freshwater Fish Etheostoma acuticeps Sharphead Darter T FSC Freshwater Fish Etheostoma collis Carolina Darter SC FSC Freshwater Fish Etheostoma mariae Pinewoods Darter SC FSC Freshwater Fish Etheostoma perlongum Waccamaw Darter T FSC Freshwater Fish Etheostoma vulneratum Wounded Darter SC FSC Freshwater Fish Fundulus cf. diaphanus Lake Phelps Killifish SR FSC Freshwater Fish Fundulus waccamensis Waccamaw Killifish SC FSC Freshwater Fish Moxostoma robustum Robust Redhorse E FSC Freshwater Fish Moxostoma sp. 3 Carolina Redhorse T FSC Freshwater Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner E FSC Freshwater Fish Noturus furiosus Carolina Madtom T FSC Freshwater Fish Noturus gilberti Orangefin Madtom E FSC Freshwater Fish Noturus sp. 2 Broadtail Madtom SC FSC Freshwater Fish Percina burtoni Blotchside Logperch E FSC Freshwater Fish Percina squamata Olive Darter SC FSC Freshwater Fish Percina williamsi Sickle Darter SC FSC Freshwater Fish Polyodon spathula Paddlefish E FSC Freshwater Fish Semotilus lumbee Sandhills Chub SC FSC Freshwater Fish Thoburnia hamiltoni Rustyside Sucker E FSC Freshwater Fish Amnicola sp. 1 Waccamaw snail SC FSC Freshwater Gastropod Catinella waccamawensis Waccamaw ambersnail T FSC Freshwater Gastropod Cincinnatia/Floridobia sp. 1 Waccamaw siltsnail SC FSC Freshwater Gastropod Leptoxis dilatata Seep Mudalia T FSC Freshwater Gastropod Pleurocera parva Dainty Hornsnail FSC Freshwater Gastropod Fumonelix clingmanica Summit Covert T FSC Freshwater or Terrestrial Gastropod Glyphyalinia clingmani Fragile Glyph E FSC Freshwater or Terrestrial Gastropod Helisoma eucosmium Greenfield Rams-horn E FSC Freshwater or Terrestrial Gastropod Leptoxis virgata Smooth Mudalia W3 FSC Freshwater or Terrestrial Gastropod Paravitrea ternaria Sculpted Supercoil T FSC Freshwater or Terrestrial Gastropod Paravitrea varidens Roan Supercoil T FSC Freshwater or Terrestrial Gastropod Somatogyrus virginicus Panhandle Pebblesnail SR FSC Freshwater or Terrestrial Gastropod Triodopsis soelneri Cape Fear Threetooth T FSC Freshwater or Terrestrial Gastropod Aspiromitus appalachianus A Hornwort SR-L FSC Hornwort Nothoceros aenigmaticus A Hornwort W1 FSC Hornwort Bombus affinis Rusty Patched Bumblebee SH FSC Insect Arthonia cupressina Golden spruce dots (lichen) FSC Lichen Arthonia kermesina Hot dots (lichen) W7 FSC Lichen Arthopyrenia betulicola Old birch spots (lichen) FSC Lichen Buellia sharpiana Evelyn's buttons (lichen) FSC Lichen Cladonia appalachensis Appalachian cupless cups (lichen) FSC Lichen Graphis sterlingiana Sterlings lips (lichen) FSC Lichen Hypotrachyna virginica Flaky square britches (lichen) FSC Lichen Lecanora masana Masa's disk lichen FSC Lichen Lepraria lanata Appalachian dust bunnies (lichen) FSC Lichen Mycoporum biseptum Charred volcanoes (lichen) FSC Lichen Rinodina brodoana Ernie's mountain treasure (lichen) FSC Lichen United States Fish and Wildlife Service North Carolina Federal Species of Concern List 3 Asheville Ecological Services Field Office 2016 Raleigh Ecological 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Rinodina chrysomelaena Muhlenberg's smile (lichen) FSC Lichen Santessoniella crossophylla Old gray cross-lobes (lichen) FSC Lichen Canoparmelia amabilis Worthy Shield Lichen SC-V FSC Lichen Cladonia psoromica Bluff Mountain Reindeer Lichen T FSC Lichen Cephaloziella obtusilobula Roundleaf Liverwort W2 FSC Liverwort Plagiochila caduciloba A Liverwort W1 FSC Liverwort Plagiochila sharpii A Liverwort SR-L FSC Liverwort Plagiochila sullivantii var. spinigera A Liverwort SR-L FSC Liverwort Plagiochila sullivantii var. sullivantii A Liverwort SR-T FSC Liverwort Plagiochila virginica var. caroliniana A Liverwort SR-T FSC Liverwort Porella wataugensis A Liverwort SR-L FSC Liverwort Sphenolobopsis pearsonii A Liverwort SR-O FSC Liverwort Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored Bat SR FSC Mammal Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat SR FSC Mammal Corynorhinus rafinesquii Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat T FSC Mammal Myotis austroriparius Southeastern Myotis SC FSC Mammal Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Myotis SC FSC Mammal Neotoma magister Allegheny Woodrat SC FSC Mammal Peromyscus leucopus buxtoni Buxton Woods White-footed Deermouse SC FSC Mammal Sorex palustris punctulatus Southern Water Shrew SC FSC Mammal Sylvilagus obscurus Appalachian Cottontail SR-G FSC Mammal Campylopus carolinae Savanna Campylopus SR-T FSC Moss Fissidens appalachensis Appalachian Pocket Moss W7 FSC Moss Agrotis carolina a Dart Moth SR FSC Moth Hemipachnobia subporphyrea Venus Flytrap Cutworm Moth SR FSC Moth Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle FSC Reptile Crotalus adamanteus Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake E FSC Reptile Heterodon simus Southern Hognose Snake SC FSC Reptile Ophisaurus mimicus Mimic Glass Lizard SC FSC Reptile Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus Northern Pinesnake SC FSC Reptile Pseudemys rubriventris Northern Red-bellied Cooter FSC Reptile Phemeranthus piedmontanus Piedmont Fameflower SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Spiranthes floridana Florida Ladies'-tresses SR-P FSC Vascular Plant Coreopsis aristulata Short-awned Coreopsis SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Rhynchospora sp. 2 Croatan Beaksedge W7 FSC Vascular Plant Malaxis bayardii Appalachian Adder's-mouth SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Stachys matthewsii Yadkin Hedge-nettle SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Crataegus oreophila Balsam Mountain Hawthorn W7 FSC Vascular Plant Platanthera chapmanii Chapman's Orange-fringed Orchid W3 FSC Vascular Plant Robinia hartwigii Hartweg's Locust SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Sagittaria macrocarpa Streamhead Sagittaria T FSC Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum depauperatum Serpentine Aster E FSC Vascular Plant Cirsium lecontei Leconte's Thistle SC-V FSC Vascular Plant Dichanthelium caerulescens Blue Witch Grass E FSC Vascular Plant Eupatorium anomalum Florida Thoroughwort SR-T FSC Vascular Plant
Gentiana latidens Balsam Mountain Gentian SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Abies fraseri Fraser Fir W5 FSC Vascular Plant Allium sp. 1 Savanna Onion SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Amorpha confusa Savanna Indigo-bush T FSC Vascular Plant Amorpha georgiana Georgia Indigo-bush E FSC Vascular Plant Asplenium heteroresiliens Carolina Spleenwort E FSC Vascular Plant Astragalus michauxii Sandhills Milk-vetch SC-V FSC Vascular Plant Balduina atropurpurea Purple-disk Honeycomb-head E FSC Vascular Plant Buckleya distichophylla Piratebush T FSC Vascular Plant Calamagrostis cainii Cain's Reed Grass E FSC Vascular Plant Calopogon multiflorus Many-flower Grass-pink E FSC Vascular Plant Carex communis var. amplisquama Fort Mountain Sedge SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Carex impressinervia Ravine Sedge SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Carex radfordii Radford's Sedge T FSC Vascular Plant Desmodium ochroleucum Creamy Tick-trefoil SC-H FSC Vascular Plant Dionaea muscipula Venus Flytrap SC-V FSC Vascular Plant Eupatorium paludicola Bay Boneset T FSC Vascular Plant Eurybia mirabilis Piedmont Aster SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper's Fimbry T FSC Vascular Plant Geum geniculatum Bent Avens SC-V FSC Vascular Plant Geum lobatum Lobed Barren-strawberry E FSC Vascular Plant Glyceria nubigena Smoky Mountain Mannagrass SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Hexastylis rhombiformis French Broad Heartleaf SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Hymenocallis pygmaea Waccamaw River Spiderlily T FSC Vascular Plant
Hymenophyllum tayloriae Gorge Filmy Fern SR-O FSC Vascular Plant Hypericum adpressum Bog St. John's-wort SC-H FSC Vascular Plant Hypericum radfordiorum Radford's St. John's-wort SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Isoetes hyemalis Winter Quillwort W7 FSC Vascular Plant Isoetes microvela Thin-wall Quillwort T FSC Vascular Plant Isoetes virginica Virginia Quillwort SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Juglans cinerea Butternut W5 FSC Vascular Plant Juncus caesariensis New Jersey Rush E FSC Vascular Plant United States Fish and Wildlife Service North Carolina Federal Species of Concern List 4 Asheville Ecological Services Field Office 2016 Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office
Lilium grayi Gray's Lily T FSC Vascular Plant Lilium pyrophilum Sandhills Lily E FSC Vascular Plant Lindera subcoriacea Bog Spicebush SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Litsea aestivalis Pondspice SC-V FSC Vascular Plant Lobelia boykinii Boykin's Lobelia E FSC Vascular Plant Ludwigia brevipes Long Beach Seedbox SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Ludwigia ravenii Raven's Seedbox T FSC Vascular Plant Lysimachia fraseri Fraser's Loosestrife E FSC Vascular Plant Macbridea caroliniana Carolina Bogmint E FSC Vascular Plant Marshallia grandiflora Large-flowered Barbara's-buttons SC-H FSC Vascular Plant Marshallia legrandii Oak Barrens Barbara's-buttons SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Minuartia godfreyi Godfrey's Sandwort E FSC Vascular Plant Nuphar sagittifolia Narrowleaf Cowlily W1 FSC Vascular Plant Orbexilum macrophyllum Bigleaf Scurfpea SC-H FSC Vascular Plant Packera millefolium Divided-leaf Ragwort T FSC Vascular Plant Parnassia caroliniana Carolina Grass-of-parnassus T FSC Vascular Plant Phacelia covillei Buttercup Phacelia SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Plantago sparsiflora Pineland Plantain T FSC Vascular Plant Platanthera shriveri Shriver's Purple Fringed Orchid SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Pteroglossaspis ecristata Spiked Medusa E FSC Vascular Plant Ptilimnium ahlesii Carolina Bishop-weed SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain-mint SR-T FSC Vascular Plant Pyxidanthera brevifolia Sandhills Pyxie-moss SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Rhynchospora crinipes Alabama Beaksedge T FSC Vascular Plant Rhynchospora pleiantha Coastal Beaksedge T FSC Vascular Plant Rhynchospora thornei Thorne's Beaksedge SC-V FSC Vascular Plant Rudbeckia heliopsidis Sun-facing Coneflower E FSC Vascular Plant Rugelia nudicaulis Rugel's Ragwort SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Sarracenia purpurea var. montana Southern Appalachian Purple Pitcherplant SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Scirpus flaccidifolius Reclining Bulrush E FSC Vascular Plant Scleria sp. 1 Smooth-seeded Hairy Nutrush SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Shortia galacifolia var. brevistyla Northern Oconee Bells E FSC Vascular Plant Shortia galacifolia var. galacifolia Southern Oconee Bells SC-V FSC Vascular Plant Sideroxylon tenax Tough Bumelia T FSC Vascular Plant Solidago plumosa Yadkin River Goldenrod T FSC Vascular Plant Solidago simulans Granite Dome Goldenrod SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Solidago villosicarpa Coastal Goldenrod E FSC Vascular Plant Sporobolus teretifolius Wireleaf Dropseed T FSC Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum rhiannon Buck Creek Aster T FSC Vascular Plant Thaspium pinnatifidum Mountain Thaspium T FSC Vascular Plant Trichostema sp. 1 Dune Bluecurls SR-L FSC Vascular Plant Trillium pusillum var. pusillum Carolina Least Trillium E FSC Vascular Plant Trillium pusillum var. virginianum Virginia Least Trillium E FSC Vascular Plant Tsuga caroliniana Carolina Hemlock W5 FSC Vascular Plant Zephyranthes simpsonii Rain Lily E FSC Vascular Plant