28,649 observationsLeast Concern
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Rodentia ›Family: Erethizontidae ›Genus: Erethizon
About
The North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as the Canadian porcupine or common porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. The beaver is the only rodent in North America that is larger than the North American porcupine. The porcupine is a caviomorph rodent whose ancestors rafted across the Atlantic from Africa to Brazil over 30 million years ago, and then migrated to North America during the Great American Interchange after the...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of North American Porcupine is Erethizon dorsatum.
- North American Porcupine belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- North American Porcupine belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- North American Porcupine belongs to the class Mammalia.
- North American Porcupine belongs to the order Rodentia.
- North American Porcupine belongs to the family Erethizontidae.
- North American Porcupine belongs to the genus Erethizon.