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Scientific Name
Erethizon dorsatum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Porcupine
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | Hystricognathi |
| Family | Erethizontidae |
| Subfamily | Erethizontinae |
| Genus | Erethizon |
| Species | Erethizon dorsatum |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Listed in Cook and MacDonald (2004) as a "species of known or probable, but unverified, occurrence" (p. 23). Multiple observations from reliable observers indicate this species is present in the park.; Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Nishimoto, M. and B. Rice (1987
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Breeder status based on presumptive small home range size for most/all small-bodied mammals.; Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
19
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tag-aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Brandy Jacobsen
Last Modified Date
10/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Nishimoto, M. and B. Rice. 1987. A re-survey of seabirds and marine mammals along the south coast of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Cooperative research project U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service.
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