North American Porcupine
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Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Erethizontidae
Erethizon
Erethizon dorsatum
The solitary common or North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum, is active year-round, though in bitter cold it may den up in a hole in a rocky bluff, sometimes with others of its species. Primarily… More »
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North American porcupines, Erethizon dorsatum, have the northern most range of all porcupines. They inhabit much of North America between the Arctic Ocean and northern Mexico. ... Erethizon dorsatum uses a broad variety of habitats. With an extensive range, porcupines can be found in varied climates, and at varied...
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North American porcupine; Erethizon dorsatum; ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Rodentia Suborder Hystricomorpha Family Erethizontidae Subfamily Erethizontinae Species Erethizon dorsatum...
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North American Porcupine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The North American Porcupine ( Erethizon dorsatum ), also known as Canadian Porcupine or Common Porcupine , is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. The Beaver is the only other ro...
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Characteristics The porcupine is a rodent. It has black to brownish-yellow fur and strong, short legs. It has hairless soles on its feet that help it climb trees. It has a round body, small ears and a small head. ... ; Phylum: Chordata ; Class: Mammalia ; Order: Rodentia ; Family: Erethizontidae ; Genus: Erethizon;
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The Mammals of Texas - Online Edition ... : Family Erethizontidae : Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus) ... Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum). Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Erethizon dorsatum; North American Porcupine; Order: Rodentia; Family: Erethizodontidae; ... Image of Erethizon dorsatum ... Distribution of Erethizon dorsatum...
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Pages in category "Erethizon dorsatum" ... ITIS link: Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758) ... IUCN link: Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)
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Porcupine Tracks and Trail Pattern ... Natural History of Porcupines ... Porcupines are nocturnal vegetarians, but can be active by day. They eat the inner bark, or cambium, of trees. They will also eat foliage, twigs, bark, leaves, buds, fruits, berries, nuts, flowers, and will sometimes feed in fields.
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