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Erethizon dorsatum
Porcupine
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

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

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:		CO: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 2 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
Cedar Breaks National Monument	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	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Jewel Cave National Monument	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:	6/19/2006

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