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Scientific Name
Erethizon dorsatum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
North American Porcupine
Park Synonyms
Erethizon dorsatum epixanthum
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
Changed from Probably Present per Bogan 2000, to Present in Park per Haymond et al. 2003. Species was observed and positively identified during the 2001-2002 NCPN Mammalian Inventory and is documented in that report (Haymond et al. 2003).; Data Source: Haymond et al. 2003, Bibkey #548423
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Bogan 2000, Bibkey #141330
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Bogan 2000, Bibkey #141330
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Changed from Unknown per Bogan 2000, to Breeder at Certification, Feb 2005.; Data Source: Mammal Certification/Feb 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
4/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eln/NCPN I&M
Last Modified Date
5/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: NCPN master mammal list (Bogan 2000), Bibkey #141330
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