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28 <br /> Carolina Friends School Biological Inventory Report Orange County, N.C. <br /> • Special Concern—Historical-Any species or higher taxon of plant that occurred <br /> in North Carolina at one time, but for which all known populations are currently <br /> considered to be either historical or extirpated(NCAC 02 NCAC 48F .0401). <br /> • Significantly - Any species which has not been listed as an Endangered, <br /> Threatened, or Special Concern species, but which exists in the state (or recently <br /> occurred in the state) in small numbers (generally fewer than 100 statewide <br /> populations) and has been determined by the NCNHP to need monitoring. <br /> Significantly Rare species include species of historical occurrence with some <br /> likelihood of rediscovery in the state and species substantially reduced in numbers <br /> by habitat destruction, direct exploitation, or disease (NCNHP designation). <br /> • Significantly Rare — Other - The range of the species is sporadic or cannot be <br /> described by the other Significantly Rare categories. <br /> • Significantly Rare — Peripheral — The species is at the periphery of its range in <br /> North Carolina. These species are generally more common somewhere else in <br /> their ranges,occurring in North Carolina peripherally to their main ranges,mostly <br /> in habitats which are unusual in North Carolina. <br /> • Significantly Rare—Throughout-The species is rare throughout its range(fewer <br /> than 100 populations total). <br /> Tables 4 and 5 list the animal and plant species currently tracked by NCNHP for Orange <br /> County and identify whether habitat is present within the PSA. A review of the NCNHP <br /> Summer (July) 2024 dataset was completed for these species; species with known <br /> occurrences within proximity of the project are identified in the tables. <br /> Table 4. NCNHP state-listed animal species listed for Orange County <br /> Taxonomic Scientific Name Common Name NC Status bitat <br /> Group Status' County Status2 present <br /> Amphibian Ambystoma talpoideum mole salamander SC None Current Yes <br /> Amphibian Hemidactylium four-toed SC None Current Yes <br /> scutatum salamander <br /> Bird Accipiter striatus sharp-shinned SR None Historical No <br /> hawk <br /> Ammodramus henslowii <br /> Bird (syn. Centronyx Henslow's sparrow E None Historical No <br /> henslowii <br /> Bird Nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned SR None Current Yes <br /> night-heron <br /> Bird Peucaea aestivalis Baschman's SC None Historical No <br /> sparrow <br /> Bird Vireo gilvus warbling vireo SR None Current No <br /> Butterfly Erynnis martialis mottled duskywing SR None Historical Yes <br /> Butterfly Heraclides cresphontes eastern giant SR None Historical No <br /> swallowtail <br /> Butterfly Hesperia metea cobweb skipper SR None Historical No <br /> Butterfly Pontea protodice Checkered white SR None Current Yes <br /> 8 December 2024 <br />