- 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)...
-
Erethizon (North
American porcupines)
Caviidae (guinea pigs and capybara)...
- †Hypsosteiromys †Microsteiromys †Neosteiromys †Palaeosteiromys †Paradoxomys †Parasteiromys †Protosteiromys
Chaetomyinae Chaetomys Erethizontinae Coendou Erethizon...
- musculus*
Opossums Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana Porcupines Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Rabbits and
Hares Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus florid**** Appalachian...
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groundhogs (Marmota monax) are also pre**** upon. Even
American porcupines (
Erethizon dorsatum) are
reportedly attacked and killed.
Where available, seal colonies...
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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...
- of a
golden eagle dying from the
quills of a
North American porcupine (
Erethizon dorsatum) it had
attempted to hunt. On the Isle of Rùm in Scotland, there...
