Erethizon

Summary

Erethizon is a monotypic taxon^[1]. Erethizon ranks in the top 3% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Erethizon's image is recorded as Porcupine-BioDome.jpg^[3].
• Erethizon's image is recorded as Downtown Porcupown 2.jpg^[4].
• Erethizon's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon^[5].
• Erethizon's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[6].
• Erethizon's parent taxon is recorded as Erethizontinae^[7].
• Erethizon's taxon name is recorded as Erethizon^[8].
• Erethizon's Commons category is recorded as Erethizon^[9].
• Erethizon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04rkmz^[10].
• Erethizon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34843^[11].
• Erethizon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180392^[12].
• Erethizon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42349^[13].
• Erethizon's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 42139^[14].
• Erethizon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437593^[15].
• Erethizon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Erethizon^[16].
• Erethizon's MSW ID is recorded as 13400107^[17].
• Erethizon's NALT ID is recorded as 37824^[18].
• Erethizon's EPPO Code is recorded as 1ERTZG^[19].
• Erethizon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44025^[20].
• Erethizon's BOLD Systems taxon ID is recorded as 3170^[21].
• Erethizon's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1055594^[22].
• Erethizon's Global Species ID is recorded as 114789^[23].
• Erethizon's Open Tree of Life ID is recorded as 848928^[24].
• Erethizon's Catalogue of Life ID is recorded as 4DWN^[25].
• Erethizon's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 42139^[26].
• Erethizon's taxon synonym of is recorded as North American porcupine^[27].

Why It Matters

Erethizon ranks in the top 3% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).^[2] Erethizon has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Erethizon is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]