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Erethizon dorsatum
North American Porcupine
Cedar Breaks National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		North American Porcupine
Park Synonyms:		Erethizon epixanthum epixanthum

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Rodentia, Suborder Hystricomorpha, Family Erethizontidae, Genus Erethizon, Species Erethizon dorsatum


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		UT: S4S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Alagnak Wild River	Amistad National Recreation Area
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Arches National Park	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	Big Bend National Park
Big Hole National Battlefield	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Bryce Canyon National Park
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Krusenstern National Monument	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colorado National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Kobuk Valley National Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lava Beds National Monument
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Mount Rainier National Park
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
Niobrara National Scenic River	Noatak National Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipe Spring National Monument	Redwood National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Tonto National Monument	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	White Sands National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Wupatki National Monument
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/25/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/20/2025 6:00:16 AM

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