| Taxa: |
| Order: |
| Family: |
| Mammalia |
| Rodentia |
| Sciuridae |
| NatureServe Global Rank: |
| NatureServe State (NC) Rank: |
| G5 |
| S5 |
| Federal Status: |
| NC State Status: |
| --- |
| --- |
| Land Unit |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service |
| US Forest Service |
| US National Park Service |
| US Department of Defense |
| NC State Parks |
| NC University System |
| NC Wildlife Res. Com. |
| NC Forest Service |
| NC Div. of Coastal Mgmt. |
| Local Governments |
| Non-Governmental Org. |
| Other Public Lands |
| Private Lands |
| GAP Status 1-2 |
| All Protected Lands |
| Statewide |
| Hectares |
| 225.27 |
| 17,651.43 |
| 539.01 |
| 3,141.81 |
| 2,977.47 |
| 185.94 |
| 4,125.24 |
| 260.64 |
| 0.00 |
| 565.38 |
| 782.91 |
| 1,040.40 |
| 1,528,190.55 |
| 11,420.73 |
| 30,949.29 |
| 1,559,686.05 |
| Acres |
| 556.65 |
| 43,617.62 |
| 1,331.92 |
| 7,763.58 |
| 7,357.49 |
| 459.47 |
| 10,193.69 |
| 911.37 |
| 0.00 |
| 1,397.08 |
| 1,934.61 |
| 2,570.88 |
| 3,776,240.35 |
| 28,488.55 |
| 76,744.66 |
| 3,854,334.73 |
| % of Dist. on |
| Prot. Lands |
| 0.7 % |
| 57.0 % |
| 1.5 % |
| 10.2 % |
| 9.6 % |
| 0.6 % |
| 12.9 % |
| 0.8 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 2.4 % |
| 2.4 % |
| 2.4 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 36.9 % |
| ----- |
| ----- |
| % of Dist. on |
| All Lands |
| < 0.1 % |
| 1.1 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| 0.2 % |
| 0.2 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| 0.3 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| 0.0 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| 98.0 % |
| 0.7 % |
| ----- |
| ----- |
|
NATURE SERVE GLOBAL HABITAT COMMENTS: Prefers open areas, such as meadows, pastures, old fields, orchards. Also may use hedgerows, open woodlands, brushy areas. May hibernate in burrow in wooded area. Hilly and rocky areas in open woodlands having fields or meadows adjacent (Caire et al. 1989). In Connecticut, burrow systems were often along woodland edges and brushy fence rows (Swihart 1992). Young are born in a den in an extensive burrow system. |
| Code | Name | Description | NC Natural Heritage Program Equivalent |
| 226 | Piedmont Xeric Woodlands | Generally post and blackjack oak dominated woodlands. White ash and pignut hickory can be found in combination with Eastern red cedar on glades. | Xeric Hardpan Forest |
| 20 | Coniferous Regeneration | Regenerating pine stands. Predominantly loblolly pine, but slash and longleaf stands occur as well. | No equivalent |
| 36 | Successional Deciduous Forests | Regenerating deciduous trees with a shrub stature. Commonly dominated by sweetgum, tulip poplars and maples. | No equivalent |
| 205 | Agricultural Pasture/Hay and Natural Herbaceous | Farm fields used for pasture grass or hay production, as well as old fields dominated by native and exotic grasses. | No equivalent |
|
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