- The
North American porcupine (
Erethizon dorsatum), also
known as the
Canadian porcupine, is a
large quill-covered
rodent in the New
World porcupine family...
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Erethizon is a
genus of New
World porcupine and the only one of its
family to be
found north of
southern Mexico. The
North American porcupine (Erethizon...
- genera, of
which the
first is
represented by the
North American porcupine (
Erethizon dorsatum), a stout,
heavily built animal, with long
hairs almost or quite...
- of
rodents belonging to the
families Erethizontidae (genera: Coendou,
Erethizon, and Chaetomys) or
Hystricidae (genera: Atherurus, Hystrix, and Trichys)...
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porcupine Hystrix cristata Extant 27 kg (60 lb) 9
North American porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Extant 18 kg (40 lb) 10
Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica...
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Erethizon (North
American porcupines)
Caviidae (guinea pigs and capybara)...
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Castoroides ohioensis (H)
Castoroides leiseyorum (H) Klein's
porcupine (
Erethizon kleini) (H)
Giant island deer
mouse (Peromyscus nesodytes) (C) Neoc****us...
- (1997-01-01). "Functional
histology of
quill erection in the porcupine,
Erethizon dorsatum".
Canadian Journal of Zoology. 75 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1139/z97-001...
- musculus*
Opossums Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana Porcupines Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Rabbits and
Hares Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus florid**** Appalachian...
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Erethizontinae North American porcupine (
Erethizon dorsatum)
Scientific classification Domain:
Eukaryota Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum:
Chordata class: Mammalia...
