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Monotypic taxon:
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Erethizon
Cuvier, 1822
- North American porcupine
(mammal)
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Entity:
Erethizontinae (Subfamily)
..Coendou (Genus) - prehensile-tailed porcupines
..†Disteiromys (Genus)
..†Eosteiromys (Genus)
..†Hypsosteiromys (Genus)
..†Neosteiromys (Genus)
..†Parasteiromys (Genus)
..†Protosteiromys (Genus)
..†Steiromys (Genus)
..Erethizon (Genus) - North American porcupine
....Erethizon dorsatum (Species) - North American porcupine
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
F. Cuvier, 1822
Original name
:
Cuvier, F. 1822:426.
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Types
Type of
:
Erethizontinae
(Subfamily)
Bonaparte, 1845
Type
:
Erethizon dorsatum
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
boomstekelvarkens
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
North American porcupine
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1 Feb 2024