Taxonomy Profile: Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus 1758)

Erethizon dorsatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Erethizon dorsatum
Linnaeus 1758
Common Name(s):
North American Porcupine []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Erethizon dorsatus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
hystricognath rodents |
Family : Erethizontidae
New World porcupines |
Subfamily : Erethizontinae
Genus : Erethizon
New World porcupines |
Species : Erethizon dorsatus
North American Porcupine |
Erethizon dorsatus Direct Children(s):
Erethizon dorsatus myops
(Merriam 1900)
Erethizon dorsatus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
1538-1600
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Erethizon dorsatus
Erethizon dorsatus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Alaska / Native
Erethizon dorsatus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc). Common
Comment:
Comments: Reviewed by Miller and Kellogg (1955:631), who restricted the type locality; also see Anderson and Rand (1943). Includes couesi (see review by Woods, 1973). Karyotype has 2n=42 and FN=78 (George and Weir, 1974)