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North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Erethizon dorsatus
Species recognized by Canada Species List, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, and United States Species List
Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Erethizon dorsatum
Species recognized by Paleobiology Database, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Erethizon dorsatum
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by iNaturalist and TreatmentBank
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Erethizon dorsatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and GGBN data coverage
Erethizon dorsatus
Recognized by AnAge
Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Coendou cumberlandicus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Erethizon cloacinum
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Erethizon cloacinus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Erethizon dorsatus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Erethizon godfreyi
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Hystrix dorsata
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

North American porcupine preferred
Recognized by Paleobiology Database and AnAge
American Porcupine
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL

Curated hierarchies for Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Ctenohystrica
Hystricognathi
Caviomorpha
Erethizontidae
Erethizontinae
Erethizon F. Cuvier 1823
Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Erethizon dorsatus bruneri Swenk 1916
Erethizon dorsatus couesi Mearns 1897
Erethizon dorsatus dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Erethizon dorsatus epixanthus Brandt 1835
Erethizon dorsatus myops Merriam 1900
Erethizon dorsatus nigrescens Allen 1903
Erethizon dorsatus picinus Bangs 1900

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Erethizontidae Bonaparte 1845
Erethizontinae Bonaparte 1845
Erethizon F. Cuvier 1823
Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Erethizon dorsatus bruneri Swenk 1916
Erethizon dorsatus couesi Mearns 1897
Erethizon dorsatus dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Erethizon dorsatus epixanthus Brandt 1835
Erethizon dorsatus myops Merriam 1900
Erethizon dorsatus nigrescens Allen 1903
Erethizon dorsatus picinus Bangs 1900

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Erethizon dorsatus bruneri Swenk 1916
Erethizon dorsatus couesi Mearns 1897
Erethizon dorsatus dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Erethizon dorsatus epixanthus Brandt 1835
Erethizon dorsatus myops Merriam 1900
Erethizon dorsatus nigrescens Allen 1903
Erethizon dorsatus picinus Bangs 1900

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Erethizon dorsatus bruneri Swenk 1916
Erethizon dorsatus couesi Mearns 1897
Erethizon dorsatus dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Erethizon dorsatus epixanthus Brandt 1835
Erethizon dorsatus myops Merriam 1900
Erethizon dorsatus nigrescens Allen 1903
Erethizon dorsatus picinus Bangs 1900

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Erethizontidae
Erethizon Cuvier 1822
Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Erethizon dorsata bruneri Swenk 1916
Erethizon dorsata couesi Mearns 1897
Erethizon dorsata dorsata
Erethizon dorsata epixanthus Brandt 1835
Erethizon dorsata myops Merriam 1900
Erethizon dorsata nigrescens Allen 1903
Erethizon dorsata picinum Bangs 1900
Erethizon dorsatum bruneri
Erethizon dorsatum couesi
Erethizon dorsatum dorsatum
Erethizon dorsatum myops
Erethizon dorsatum nigrescens
Erethizon dorsatus bruneri Swenk 1916
Erethizon dorsatus couesi Mearns 1897
Erethizon dorsatus dorsatus
Erethizon dorsatus epixanthus Brandt 1835
Erethizon dorsatus myops Merriam 1900
Erethizon dorsatus nigrescens Allen 1903
Erethizon dorsatus picinus Bangs 1900
Coendou cascoensis (White 1970)
Erethizon bathygnathum (Wilson 1935)
Erethizon kleini Frazier 1981

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Hystricomorpha Brandt 1855
Hystricognathi Brandt 1855
Erethizontidae Bonaparte 1845
Erethizontinae Bonaparte 1845
Erethizon F. Cuvier 1823
Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Erethizon dorsatus bruneri Swenk 1916
Erethizon dorsatus couesi Mearns 1897
Erethizon dorsatus dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Erethizon dorsatus epixanthus Brandt 1835
Erethizon dorsatus myops Merriam 1900
Erethizon dorsatus nigrescens Allen 1903
Erethizon dorsatus picinus Bangs 1900

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Hystricognatha
Hystricognathi
Erethizontidae
Erethizontinae
Erethizon
Erethizon dorsatus (this page)
Erethizon dorsata
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