SPECIES RANGE BY STATE

Within the Appalachian Region

Including designation of state and federally-listed 

endangered and threatened species


ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIA - Pouched Mammals
     Family Didelphidae - Opossums
         

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
VIRGINIA OPOSSUM X X X X X


ORDER INSECTIVORA - Shrews and Moles
     Family Soricidae - Shrews
              

SPECIES NAME                       Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia         Virginia   North Carolina
CINEREUS or MASKED SHREW X X X X X
LONG-TAILED or ROCK SHREW X X   *I X X X   *SC (ssp)
MARYLAND SHREW X X X - -
SMOKY SHREW X X   *T X X X
PYGMY SHREW X X X X X   *SC (ssp)
SOUTHEASTERN SHREW - X X X X
COMMON WATER SHREW X   *T(ssp) -   *E(ssp) X X  *E (ssp) X   *SC (ssp)
NORTHERN SHORT-TAILED SHREW X X X X X
LEAST SHREW X   *E X X X X
           

  Family Talpidae - Moles

SPECIES NAME                   Pennsylvania       Maryland   West Virginia        Virginia  North Carolina
HAIRY-TAILED MOLE X X X X X
EASTERN MOLE X X X X X
STAR-NOSED MOLE X X X X X   *SC (ssp)


ORDER CHIROPTERA - Bats
     Family Verpertilionidae - Plainnose Bats

SPECIES NAME                      Pennsylvania      Maryland   West Virginia        Virginia  North Carolina
NORTHERN MYOTIS X X X X X   *SC
EASTERN SMALL-FOOTED MYOTIS X   *T (ssp) X   *I X X X   *SC
LITTLE BROWN MYOTIS X X X X X
INDIANA or SOCIAL MYOTIS X  E - FED X  E - FED X  E - FED X  E - FED X  E - FED
EASTERN RED BAT X X X X X
HOARY BAT X X X X X
SILVER-HAIRED BAT Migrant Migrant Migrant X Winters
EASTERN PIPISTRELLE X X X X X
BIG BROWN BAT X X X X X
EVENING BAT X X X X X
RAFINESQUE'S BIG-EARED BAT - - X (Wayne Co.) X   *E X   *SC
TOWNSEND'S BIG-EARED BAT - X  E - FED(ssp) X E - FED(ssp) X  E - FED(ssp) X  E - FED(ssp)


ORDER LAGOMORPHA - Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas
 Family Leporidae - Rabbits and Hares

SPECIES NAME                    Pennsylvania      Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia  North Carolina
EASTERN COTTONTAIL X X X X X
APPALACHIAN COTTONTAIL X X   *I X X X
SNOWSHOE HARE X - X ?   *E -


ORDER RODENTIA - Rodents
    Family Sciuridae - Squirrels

SPECIES NAME                   Pennsylvania       Maryland   West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
EASTERN CHIPMUNK X X X X X
WOODCHUCK X X X X X
EASTERN GRAY SQUIRREL X X X X X
EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL X X X X X
RED SQUIRREL X X X X X
NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL X   -  X  E-FED(ssp) X  E-FED(ssp) X  E-FED(ssp)
SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL X X X X X


     Family Castoridae - Beaver
         

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
AMERICAN BEAVER X X X X X


     Family Cricetidae- Mice, Rats, Lemmings and Voles
     

SPECIES NAME                     Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
EASTERN HARVEST MOUSE - - X X X
WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE X X X X X
DEER MOUSE X X X X X
GOLDEN MOUSE - - X X X
APPALACHIAN WOOODRAT X   *T X   *E X X X   **T & SC   
SOUTHERN RED-BACKED VOLE X X X X X
ROCK VOLE X X  *E (ssp) X X   *E (ssp) X   *SC (ssp)
MEADOW VOLE X X X X X
WOODLAND VOLE X X X X X
COMMON MUSKRAT X X X X X
SOUTHERN BOG LEMMING X X X X X
NORWAY RAT X X X X X
BLACK RAT - - X - X
HOUSE MOUSE X X X X X


     Family Zapodidae - Jumping Mice
     

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE X X X X X
WOODLAND JUMPING MOUSE X X X X X


     Family Erethizontidae - Porcupine
         

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
PORCUPINE X X   *I X    (Grant Co.) - -


ORDER CARNIVORA - Meat Eaters
     Family Canidae - Dogs, Wolves and Foxes
        

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
COYOTE X X X X X
RED FOX X X X X X
COMMON GRAY FOX X X X X X


     Family Ursidae - Bear
        

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia       Virginia   North Carolina
BLACK BEAR X X X X X


     Family Procyonidae - Raccoons
         

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
COMMON RACCOON X X X X X


     Family Mustelidae - Weasels
      

SPECIES NAME                   Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
AMERICAN MARTEN ? - - - -
FISHER X X X ? -
ERMINE X X - - -
LONG-TAILED WEASEL X X X X X
LEAST WEASEL X X   *I X X X
AMERICAN MINK X X X X X
NORTHERN RIVER OTTER X X X X X


     Family Mephitidae - Skunks
         

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
EASTERN SPOTTED SKUNK X X X X X
STRIPED SKUNK X X X X X


      Family Felidae - Cats
          

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
MOUNTAIN LION ?   E - FED ?   E - FED ?   E - FED ?   E - FED ?   E - FED
BOBCAT X X   *I X X X


ORDER ARTIODACTYLA- Even-toed Hooved Mammals
     Family Cervidae - Deer
      

SPECIES NAME    Pennsylvania       Maryland    West Virginia        Virginia   North Carolina
 ELK X - - ? (Smokies)
WHITETAIL DEER X X X X X

E - FED = Federally listed Endangered Species

*E = State listed Endangered species

*T = State listed Threatened species

*I = In need of concern (Maryland status)

*SC = Of special concern (North Carolina status)

**T & SC = Includes the state threatened Neotoma floridana haemitora and the special concern N. magister

(ssp) = subspecies is designated for protection

 

ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES

IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION

 

The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 provides for the designation of endangered or threatened species, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).  The USFWS, US Forest Service, National Park Service, and appropriate state wildlife agency are the agencies directly involved with the protection and recovery of these species. All animals are subject to review, with various mussels, salamanders, birds and fish  already identified.  Plants, as well, have been subject to designation under the Endangered Species Act.

Among the mammals found in this Appalachian region, the following are federally-designated endangered species.

Townsend's big-eared bat (Plectotus townsendii)

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)

Gray Bat*  (Myotis grisescens)

Northern flying squirrel (two subspecies, Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus and G. s. coloratus)

Mountain lion (Puma concolor)

*This bat is known from only two SW counties in Virginia currently and is not included as a species account in this five state Appalachian region website.

In addition to the Federal listing, each state may have it's own list of protected species.  In this five state Appalachian region, only West Virginia does not have such a state list.  Thus, they only have the federal list identified for protection.  The state-designated species found in this Appalachian region have been identified in the above-provided table.  Below are the website links to the state lists.  

PENNSYLVANIA http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/PGC/endangered/index.htm

MARYLAND http://dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/download/rteanimals.pdf

VIRGINIA http://www.dcr.state.va.us/dnh/anlist99.pdf

NORTH CAROLINA http://www.ncsparks.net/nhp/search.html