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Encyclopedia > New World porcupine
New World Porcupines
Fossil range: Late Oligocene - Recent

Canadian Porcupine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Erethizontidae
Bonaparte, 1845
Genera

 Erethizon
 Coendou
 Sphiggurus
 Echinoprocta
 Chaetomys The Oligocene epoch is a geologic period of time that extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present. ... Canadian Porcupine public domain fromUSFWS File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) The North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as Canadian Porcupine or Common Porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in female mammary glands and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in... Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents. ... Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (May 24, 1803 _ July 29, 1857) was a French naturalist and ornithologist. ... Binomial name Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus, 1758 The North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as Canadian Porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. ... Species Coendou bicolor Coendou nycthemera Coendou prehensilis Coendou rothschildi The prehensile-tailed porcupines or Coendous (genus Coendou) are a group of arboreal porcupine found in Central and South America. ... Species Sphiggurus ichillus Sphiggurus insidiosus Sphiggurus melanurus Sphiggurus mexicanus Sphiggurus pruinosus Sphiggurus roosmalenorum Sphiggurus spinosus Sphiggurus vestitus Sphiggurus villosus Sphiggurus is a genus of porcupine. ... Binomial name Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818) The Bristle-spined Porcupine, Chaetomys subspinosus, is an arboreal rodent from Brazil. ...

The New World porcupines are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name. They are all stout animals, with blunt rounded heads, fleshy mobile snouts, and coats of thick cylindrical or flattened spines ("quills"). Although both the New World and Old World porcupine families belong to the Hystricognathi branch of the vast order Rodentia, they are quite different and are not closely related. Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents. ... Genera Atherurus Hystrix Thecurus Trichys The Old World porcupines are large representatives of the terrestrial rodent mammals, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name. ... Hystricognathi is a subordo of the Rodentia. ... Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents. ...


The porcupines are represented in the New World by the members of the family Erethizontidae, which have rooted molars, complete collar-bones, entire upper lips, tuberculated soles, no trace of a first front-toe, and four teats. The spines are mixed with long soft hairs. Genera Family Erethizontidae Coendou Sphiggurus Erethizon Echinoprocta Chaetomys Family Hystricidae Atherurus Hystrix Thecurus Trichys This article is about the rodent mammal. ... Molars are the rearmost and most complicated kind of tooth in most mammals. ...


They are less strictly nocturnal than Old World species in their habits, and some types live entirely in trees while others have dens on the ground. Their long and powerful prehensile tails help them balance when they are in the tree tops. Their diet consists mainly of bark, leaves and conifer needles but can also include roots, stems, berries, fruits, seeds, nuts, grasses and flowers. Some species also eat insects and small reptiles.[1] A prehensile tail is the tail of an animal that has adapted to be able to grasp and/or hold objects. ...


They include three genera, of which the first is represented by the Canadian Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), a stout, heavily built animal, with long hairs almost or quite hiding its spines, four front- and five hind-toes, and a short, stumpy tail. It is a native of the greater part of Canada and the United States, wherever there is any remnant of the original forest left. Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) The North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as Canadian Porcupine or Common Porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. ...


The tree porcupines (Coendou, Sphiggurus, and Echinoprocta) contain 15 species. They are found throughout tropical South America, with two extending into Mexico. They are of a lighter build than the ground porcupines, with short, close, many-coloured spines, often mixed with hairs, and prehensile tails. The hind-feet have only four toes, owing to the suppression of the first, in place of which they have a fleshy pad on the inner side of the foot; between this pad and the toes, branches and other objects can be firmly grasped as with a hand. Species Coendou bicolor Coendou nycthemera Coendou prehensilis Coendou rothschildi The prehensile-tailed porcupines or Coendous (genus Coendou) are a group of arboreal porcupine found in Central and South America. ... Species Sphiggurus ichillus Sphiggurus insidiosus Sphiggurus melanurus Sphiggurus mexicanus Sphiggurus pruinosus Sphiggurus roosmalenorum Sphiggurus spinosus Sphiggurus vestitus Sphiggurus villosus Sphiggurus is a genus of porcupine. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...


Genus Chaetomys, distinguished by the shape of its skull and the greater complexity of its teeth, contains C. subspinosus, a native of the hottest parts of Brazil. This animal is often considered a member of the Echimyidae on the basis of its premolar. Binomial name Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818) The Bristle-spined Porcupine, Chaetomys subspinosus, is an arboreal rodent from Brazil. ... Genera †Cercomys †Maruchito †Paulacoutomys †Willidewu †Adelphomys †Deseadomys †Paradelphomys †Stichomys †Xylechimys Dactylomys Kannabateomys Olallamys †Boromys †Brotomys †Heteropsomys †Puertoricomys †Acarechimys †Chasichimys †Eumysops Lonchothrix Mesomys †Palaeoechimys †Pampamys †Pattersomys †Protacaremys †Protadelphomys †Sallamys Proechimys Thrichomys Trinomys Carterodon Clyomys Euryzygomatomys Callistomys Diplomys Echimys Isothrix Makalata Pattonomys Phyllomys Santamartamys The spiny rats are a group of hystricognath... The premolar teeth or bicuspids are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth. ...


Species

  • Family Erethizontidae
    • Subfamily Erethizontinae
      • North American Porcupine - Erethizon dorsatum
      • Tree porcupines (sometimes united in a single genus Coendou)
        • Coendou - prehensile-tailed porcupines
          • Coendou bicolor - Bicolor-spined Porcupine
          • Coendou nycthemera - Koopman's Porcupine
          • Coendou prehensilis - Brazilian Porcupine
          • Coendou rothschildi - Rothschild's Porcupine
        • Stump-tailed Porcupine - Echinoprocta rufescens
        • Sphiggurus - dwarf porcupines
          • Sphiggurus ichillus - Long-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
          • Sphiggurus insidiosus - Bahia Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
          • Sphiggurus melanurus - Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
          • Sphiggurus mexicanus - Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
          • Sphiggurus pruinosus - Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
          • Sphiggurus roosmalenorum - Van Roosmalens's Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
          • Sphiggurus spinosus - South American Tree Porcupine
          • Sphiggurus vestitus - Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
          • Sphiggurus villosus - Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
    • Subfamily Chaetomyinae

Binomial name Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus, 1758 The North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as Canadian Porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. ... Species Coendou bicolor Coendou nycthemera Coendou prehensilis Coendou rothschildi The prehensile-tailed porcupines or Coendous (genus Coendou) are a group of arboreal porcupine found in Central and South America. ... Binomial name Olfers, 1818 Synonyms Coendou koopmani The Koopmans Porcupine, Coendou nycthemera, is a porcupine species from the Erethizontidae family endemic to northern Brazil. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) The Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a porcupine found in tropical forests in Mexico and throughout much of South America. ... Species Sphiggurus ichillus Sphiggurus insidiosus Sphiggurus melanurus Sphiggurus mexicanus Sphiggurus pruinosus Sphiggurus roosmalenorum Sphiggurus spinosus Sphiggurus vestitus Sphiggurus villosus Sphiggurus is a genus of porcupine. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Sphiggurus insidiosus (Olfers, 1818) Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The Bahia Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Sphiggurus insidiosus, is a porcupine species from the Erethizontidae family endemic to southeastern Brazil. ... Binomial name (Wagner, 1842) The Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Sphiggurus melanurus, is a South American porcupine species from the Erethizontidae family. ... Binomial name Voss & da Silva, 2001 Van Roosmalens Porcupine, Sphiggurus roosmalenorum, is a porcupine species from the Erethizontidae family endemic to northern Brazil. ... Binomial name (Cuvier, 1822) The South American Tree Porcupine, Sphiggurus spinosus, is a South American porcupine species from the Erethizontidae family. ... Binomial name (Cuvier, 1822) The Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Sphiggurus villosus, is a porcupine species from the Erethizontidae family endemic to southern Brazil. ... Binomial name Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818) The Bristle-spined Porcupine, Chaetomys subspinosus, is an arboreal rodent from Brazil. ... Binomial name Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818) The Bristle-spined Porcupine, Chaetomys subspinosus, is an arboreal rodent from Brazil. ...

References

  1. ^ Macdonald (Ed), Professor David W. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-920608-2. 

  Results from FactBites:
 
New World porcupine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (374 words)
The New World porcupines are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name.
The porcupines are represented in the New World by the members of the family Erethizontidae, which have rooted molars, complete collar-bones, entire upper lips, tuberculated soles, no trace of a first front-toe, and four teats.
They are less strictly nocturnal than Old World species in their habits, and some types live entirely in trees while others have dens on the ground, their long and powerful prehensile tails help them balance when they are in the tree tops.
World Almanac for Kids (193 words)
The family is typified by the common porcupine, Hystrix cristata, which is thick-bodied, grizzled, and fl in color; it grows to a length of 60 cm (24 in), with some of its quills exceeding 30 cm (12 in) in length.
The Erethizontidae, comprising the New World porcupines, include four forms: the tree porcupine of Central and South America, which has a prehensile tail; the Canada porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum; the thin-spined porcupine of Brazil; and the Amazonian porcupine.
The Canada porcupine is found in heavily wooded regions throughout North America, from Alaska to the northern extreme of Mexico.
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