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🐭◆³♤²•¹⁰ North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus)in New World Porcupine Family (Erethizontidae)
¤ (Erethizon dorsatus) North American Porcupine, Canadian Porcupine in New World Porcupine Family (Erethizontidae) is a large quill-covered rodent. It is second largest rodent in North America after North American Beaver (Castor canadensis). Word 'Porcupine' comes from middle or old French word 'Porcespin' which means 'thorn pig' + 'dorsatus' back. 'Erethizon dorsatum' can be loosely translated as 'animal with irritating back'. Usually dark brown or black in color, with white highlights. They have a stocky body, a small face, short legs & a short, thick tail. • Old World Porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters. • New World Porcupines (Erethizontidae) single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur & hair. No porcupine can throw its quills, but they detach easily & will remain embedded in an attacker. ___ •¹⁰ Family Erethizontidae (17) - New World Porcupines ◇² Subfamily Chaetomyinae (1) ▪︎ Genus Chaetomys (1) ¤ (Chaetomys subspinosus) Thin-spined Porcupine, Broomstraw-spined Porcupine, Bristle-spined Rat, Brazilian Bristle-spined Porcupine ◇² Subfamily Erethizontinae (16) ▪︎ Genus Coendou (15) ¤ (Coendou baturitensis) Baturite Porcupine ¤ (Coendou bicolor) Bicolored-spined Porcupine ¤ (Coendou ichillus) Western Amazonian Dwarf Porcupine, Streaked Dwarf Porcupine ¤ (Coendou insidiosus) Bahian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Bahia Porcupine ¤ (Coendou melanurus) Black-tailed Porcupine, Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine ¤ (Coendou mexicanus) Mexican Tree Porcupine, Mexican Hairy Porcupine, Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine ¤ (Coendou nycthemera) Koopman's Porcupine, Eastern Amazonian Dwarf Porcupine, Black Dwarf Porcupine ¤ (Coendou prehensilis) Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, Brazilian Porcupine ¤ (Coendou pruinosus) Frosted Porcupine, Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine ¤ (Coendou quichua) Rothschild's Porcupine, Quichua Porcupine, Andean Porcupine ¤ (Coendou roosmalenorum) Roosmalen's Porcupine, Roosmalen's Dwarf Porcupine ¤ (Coendou rufescens) Stump-tailed Porcupine, Short-tailed Porcupine ¤ (Coendou speratus) Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine, Hope Porcupine ¤ (Coendou spinosus) Spiny Tree Porcupine, Paraguayan Hairy Dwarf Porcupine ¤ (Coendou vestitus) Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Blackish Hairy Dwarf Porcupine ▪︎ Genus Erethizon (1) - North American Porcupine ¤ (Erethizon dorsatus) North American Porcupine ___ ☆¹⁷/²¹ Order Rodentia (2398) - Rodents 🐭🐁🐀🐿 ◆¹ Suborder Anomaluromorpha (9) Anomaluromorphascaly-tailed Squirrels & Springhares •¹ Family Anomaluridae (7) - Scaly-tailed Squirrels •² Family Pedetidae (2) - Spring Hares ◆² Suborder Castorimorpha (108) - Beavers, Pocket Gophers, Kangaroo Rats •¹ Family Castoridae (2) - Beavers •² Family Geomyidae (41) - Pocket Gophers •³ Family Heteromyidae (65) - Kangaroo Rats, Kangaroo Mice, Pocket Mice, Heteromyid Rodents ◆³ Suborder Hystricomorpha (323) - Porcupine-like ♤¹ Infraorder Ctenodactylomorphi (6) •¹ Family Ctenodactylidae (5) - Gundis, Comb Rats •² Family Diatomyidae (1) - Kha-nyou ♤² Infraorder Hystricognathi (317) - Hystricognath Rodents •¹ Family Abrocomidae (10) - Chinchilla Rats, Inca rats •² Family Bathyergidae (20) - African Mole-rats •³ Family Caviidae (23) - Rock Cavies, Maras, Cavies, Capybaras •⁴ Family Chinchillidae (7) - Viscachas, Chinchillas •⁵ Family Ctenomyidae (72) - Tuco-tucos •⁶ Family Cuniculidae (2) - Pacas •⁷ Family Dasyproctidae (15) - Agoutis, Acouchys •⁸ Family Dinomyidae (1) - Pacarana •⁹ Family Echimyidae (116) - Hutias, Coypu, South American Spiny-rats •¹⁰ Family Erethizontidae (17) - New World Porcupines •¹¹ Family †Heptaxodontidae (4) •¹² Family Heterocephalidae (1) - Naked Mole-rat •¹³ Family Hystricidae (11) - Old World Porcupines •¹⁴ Family Octodontidae (15) - Viscacha Rats, Rock Rats, Degus, Coruro •¹⁵ Family Petromuridae (1) - Noki •¹⁶ Family Thryonomyidae (2) - Cane Rats ◆⁴ Suborder Myomorpha (1642) - Voles, Rats, Mice, Lemmings, Hamsters, Gerbils ●¹ Superfamily Dipodoidea (52) - Jerboas, Birch Mice, Jumping Mice •¹ Family Dipodidae (52) - Jerboas, Birch Mice, Jumping Mice ●² Superfamily Muroidea (1590) •¹ Family Calomyscidae (8) •² Family Cricetidae (114) •³ Family Muridae (775) - Voles, Rats, Mice •⁴ Family Nesomyidae (63) •⁵ Family Platacanthomyidae (2) •⁶ Family Spalacidae (36) ◆⁵ Suborder Sciuromorpha (316) - Squirrels •¹ Family Aplodontiidae (7) - Mountain Beavers •² Family Gliridae (29) - Dormice •³ Family Sciuridae (286) - Squirrels, Marmots, Chipmunks ___ ♧ Kingdom Animalia ◇ Phylum Chordata ○ Subphylum Vertebrata □ Infraphylum Gnathostomata ■ Parvphylum Osteichthyes ♡ Megaclass Tetrapoda ♤ Class Mammalia (6072) - Mammals ♧ Subclass Theria (6067) - Placentalia & Marsupialia ♡ Infraclass Eutheria (5732) - Placentalia Mammals ☆¹⁷/²¹ Order Rodentia (2398) - Rodents ___
