Erethizon dorsatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caviomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha

Familia: Erethizontidae
Subfamilia: Erethizontinae
Genus: Erethizon
Species: Erethizon dorsatum

Name

Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type material: Unknown.
Type locality: “Canada”, restricted to “Eastern Canada [—Province of Quebec]” by Miller & Kellogg (1955).

Combinations

Hystrix dorsata Linnaeus, 1758: 57 [original combination]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names

ak: Kotoko
brezhoneg: Hoc'h-dreinek Norzhamerika
čeština: Urzon kanadský
Deutsch: Urson
English: North American Porcupine
español: Ursón, puercoespín norteamericano
eesti: Urson
suomi: Kanadanpuupiikkisika
français: Porc-épic d'Amérique
magyar: Észak-amerikai kúszósül, észak-amerikai urzon
Iñupiatun: Iḷḷaatqusiq
italiano: Ursone
Ripoarisch: Urson
lietuvių: Ursonas
монгол: Хойд Америкийн үхэр зараа
Nederlands: Oerzon
Diné bizaad: Dahsání
polski: Urson
português: Porco-espinho-da-América-do-Norte
русский: Североамериканский дикобраз
српски / srpski: Северноамеричко бодљикаво прасе
svenska: Nordamerikanskt trädpiggsvin
українська: Голкошерст канадський
中文: 北美豪豬

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