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Scientific Name
Erethizon dorsatum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
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
Three vouchers were collected during NPS inventories.; Data Source: Cook and MacDonald (2001)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Britten & McIntyre (1986)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
3
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
cc at aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Aren Gunderson
Last Modified Date
10/18/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Young, Steven B., ed. 1976. The Environment of the Yukon-Charley Rivers area, Alaska. Wolcott, VT: Center for Northern Studies. 368 pp. (Contributions from the Center for Northern Studies; v. 9)
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Not enough is currently known about this species within the park to make a determination on residency.; Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
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