Erethizon dorsatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Porcupine
Synonyms: Erethizon dorsatum
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1:
Vertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Mammal
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Phylum:
Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Erethizontidae
Genus: Erethizon
Species: Erethizon dorsatus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
None
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
HABITAT
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Erethizon dorsatus
PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS