* Status:
NC:	E = Endangered; legal status as designated by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission
	T = Threatened; legal status as designated by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission
	SC = Special Concern; legal status as designated by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission
	SR = Significantly Rare; non-legal status as given by the NC Natural Heritage Program
	W = Watch List; non-legal status as given by the NC Natural Heritage Program
US:	E = Endangered; legal status as designated by the US Fish & Wildlife Service
	T = Threatened; legal status as designated by the US Fish & Wildlife Service
	PE = Proposed Endangered; designation by the US Fish & Wildlife Service
	FSC = Federal Species of Concern; designation by the US Fish & Wildlife Service
Rank:	NatureServe gives each plant and animal species a global rank of rarity, and each state Natural Heritage Program gives each species occurring within its borders a state rank of rarity. Thus, each species has a global and state rank. For each species, the S# varies from state to state, depending on rarity (number of records, threats, etc.).

State:
Rank	Number of Extant Populations
S1	1-5	Critically imperiled in North Carolina because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extirpation from North Carolina.
S2	6-20	Imperiled in North Carolina because of rarity or because of some other factor(s) making it very vulnerable to extirpation from North Carolina.
S3	21-100	Rare or uncommon in North Carolina.
S4	101-1000	Apparently secure in North Carolina, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
S5	1001+	Demonstrably secure in North Carolina, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
S#M	1-1001+	Migratory, or with extensive movements (used here only for aquatic species – whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and manatee).
SU	1+	Status and abundance uncertain; need more information.
SA	1?	Accidental or casual; one to several records for North Carolina, but the state is outside the normal range of the species.
SE	1-1001+	Exotic; not native to North Carolina.
SH	0	Of historical occurrence, perhaps not having been verified in the past 20 years, and suspected to be still extant.
SX	0	Presumed extirpated -- believed to be extirpated in North Carolina.

Global: Global ranks are similar to state ranks except "in North Carolina" is replaced by "globally", and "extirpation from North Carolina" is replaced by "extinction". Additional global ranks are:
T#	---	The rank of a subspecies or variety. As an example, G4T1 would apply to a subspecies of a species with an overall rank of G4, but the subspecies warranting a rank of G1.
GNR	---	Not ranked.