Erethizon dorsatum

Erethizon dorsatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Erethizontoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Cladus: Gliriformes
Grandordo: Glires
Mirordo: Simplicidentata
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Hystricomorpha
Infraordo: Hystricognathi
Parvordo: Caviomorpha
Superfamilia: Erethizontoidea

Familia: Erethizontidae
Subfamilia: Erethizontinae
Genus: Erethizon
Species:

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

  • Akan: 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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