| Taxa: |
| Order: |
| Family: |
| Mammalia |
| Insectivora |
| Talpidae |
| NatureServe Global Rank: |
| NatureServe State (NC) Rank: |
| G5 |
| S4 |
| 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 |
| 0.00 |
| 322,542.90 |
| 0.00 |
| 111,164.85 |
| 3,021.39 |
| 72.63 |
| 4,086.00 |
| 2,568.75 |
| 0.00 |
| 7,040.43 |
| 6,425.55 |
| 157.86 |
| 1,000,165.14 |
| 151,722.51 |
| 456,539.82 |
| 1,457,245.50 |
| Acres |
| 0.00 |
| 797,020.71 |
| 0.00 |
| 274,694.27 |
| 7,466.02 |
| 179.47 |
| 10,096.72 |
| 9,666.39 |
| 0.00 |
| 17,397.28 |
| 15,877.88 |
| 390.08 |
| 2,471,461.40 |
| 378,233.29 |
| 1,131,453.12 |
| 3,604,250.22 |
| % of Dist. on |
| Prot. Lands |
| 0.0 % |
| 70.6 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 24.3 % |
| 0.7 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| 0.9 % |
| 0.6 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 1.3 % |
| 1.3 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 33.2 % |
| ----- |
| ----- |
| % of Dist. on |
| All Lands |
| 0.0 % |
| 22.1 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 7.6 % |
| 0.2 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| 0.3 % |
| 0.2 % |
| 0.0 % |
| 0.5 % |
| 0.4 % |
| < 0.1 % |
| 68.6 % |
| 10.4 % |
| ----- |
| ----- |
|
Found only in the mountain region of North Carolina at elevations generally above 2000ft (Lee et al. 1982). Primarily a forest or open woodland dweller, but habitats range from pastures with shrubby vegetation to densely wooded forests with well-developed, organic soils (Whitaker and Hamilton 1998). Also taken from cultivated fields, grassy roadsides, and rhododendron thickets (Webster et al. 1985). NATURE SERVE GLOBAL HABITAT COMMENTS: Deciduous woodlands with thick humus. Adapted to second growth stands, old fields, hedgerows. Prefers well-drained, light, moist soil with well-mixed organic matter and minerals. Avoids soils that are hard, dry, or with a large clay content. Two tunnel systems are constructed. Deeper system (10-18' deep) gives resting, breeding space, and winter shelter. Males leave tunnel systems in search of females in breeding season. |
| Code | Name | Description | NC Natural Heritage Program Equivalent |
| 230 | Piedmont Mesic Forest | American Beech - Red Oak - White Oak Forests. | Mesic Mixed Hardwood |
| 383 | Piedmont Mixed Successional Forest | Generally loblolly mixed with successional hardwoods. Sweetgum, tulip poplar and red maple are common co-dominants in these successional forests. | No equivalent |
| 228 | Piedmont Dry-Mesic Oak and Hardwood Forests | Primarily oak dominated forests, white oak is often dominant, with co-dominants including . Also represented by sweetgum and tulip poplar dominated forests. | Dry Mesic Oak Hickory Forest, Basic Oak Hickory Forest, Dry Oak Hickory Forest |
| 222 | Piedmont Dry-Mesic Pine Forests | Loblolly dominated forests resulting from succession following clearing. This type occurs on all moisture regimes following disturbance with the exception of the extremely xeric sites. | No equivalent |
| 382 | Dry Mesic Oak Pine Forests | Mixed forests of the coastal plain and piedmont. Includes loblolly pine with white, southern red and/or post oak and loblolly with water oak. On basic sites of the piedmont, eastern red cedar may co-occur with post, black, and blackjack oaks. | Dry Mesic Oak Hickory Forest, Xeric Hard Pan Forest, Chestnut Oak Forest, Dry Mesic Oak Hickory Forest, Dry Oak Hickory Forest |
| 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 |
| 517 | Hemlock Floodplain Forest | Alluvial forest with hemlock and/or white pine in mountains and western piedmont. Hydrology is generally temporarily to seasonally flooded. | Canada Hemlock Forest |
| 521 | Spruce/Fir Forest | High Elevation Frazer-Fir - Red Spruce, Red Spruce and Red-Spruce-Yellow Birch Forests. Tree densities included here include both woodland to forest density. Highly intermixed with Northern Hardwoods, Grassy Balds, and Shrub Balds. | Red Spruce--Fraser Fir Forest, Fraser Fir Forest |
| 522 | Northern Hardwoods | High Elevation forests including yellow birch, American beech, and yellow buckeye. Includes forests with Hemlock and Yellow Birch. | Northern Hardwoods Forest, Boulderfield Forest |
| 523 | Grassy Bald | High Elevation grassy balds including Pennsylvania sedge, mountain oatgrass, as well as shrubby areas dominated by Alleghany and smooth blackberry. | Grassy Bald |
| 524 | Shrub Bald | Variable phenologies, predominantly evergreen balds with rhododendon and Mountain laurels. Deciduous shrubs including green alder and Alleghany and smooth blackberry are included as well. Red Oak - Chestnut Oak Woodlands may be included in cases where the density of the woodland species is low and the shrub component is dense. | Heath Bald |
| 525 | Appalachian Oak Forest | A variety of oak forest types including Black, White, Scarlet Oaks in dry to mesic situations. Includes forests historically co-dominated by American Chestnut. | High Elevation Red Oak Forest, Montane White Oak Forest |
| 526 | Appalachian Cove Forest | Mixed Mesophytic forests of the mountains. Includes tuliptree, basswood, yellow buckeye and surgar maple. This class is mapped to include cove forests dominated or co-dominated by hemlock. | Rich Cove Forest, Acidic Cove Forest |
| 527 | Appalachian Hemlock | Upland hemlock forests of the moutains region. Vary from side slopes to steep slope positions. | Canada Hemlock Forest |
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Raleigh, NC 27695-7617
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