Amphibians
This site provides detailed life history accounts and addresses conservation concerns for all 100 species of amphibians documented in North Carolina.
Arachnids
Learn about the spiders, harvestmen, and other arachnids that are found in North Carolina.
Bees
Learn about the more than 560 species of bees found in North Carolina.
Beetles
Learn about select beetle families from the state of North Carolina, including tiger beetles, longhorns, and fireflies.
Birds
Learn about the nearly 500 species of birds found in North Carolina.
Bryophytes
Learn about the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts found in North Carolina.
Butterflies
Learn about the nearly 180 species of butterflies found in North Carolina.
Crayfishes
Learn about the 51 species of crayfishes found in North Carolina.
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Learn about the nearly 200 species of Odonates found in North Carolina.
Entognatha
Learn about the 150+ species of non-insect hexapods found in North Carolina, including the tiny, wingless springtails.
Freshwater Bivalves
Learn about the more than 60 species of freshwater mussels and clams found in North Carolina.
Freshwater Fishes
Learn about the nearly 260 species of freshwater fishes found in North Carolina.
Hoppers
Learn about the nearly 900 species of hemipteran hoppers found in North Carolina.
Lichens
Learn about the more than 1500 species of lichens found in North Carolina.
Mammals
Learn about the roughly 125 species of mammals found in North Carolina.
Marine Fishes
Learn about the species of fishes that occur in the estuarine and offshore waters (brackish and salt waters) of North Carolina.
Moths
Learn about the nearly 3000 species of moths found in North Carolina.
Orthoptera
Learn about the roughly 250 species of grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids found in North Carolina.
Reptiles
Learn about the 75 alligator, lizard, snake, and turtle species found in North Carolina.
Slime Molds
Learn about the nearly 200 species of Myxomycetes found in North Carolina.
Tardigrades
Learn about the more than 100 species of tardigrades found in North Carolina.
Vascular Plants
Learn about the nearly 3,000 native species and over 1,000 non-native species of trees, shrubs, woody vines, and herbaceous plants found in North Carolina.