North American porcupine

Summary

North American porcupine is a taxon^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• North American porcupine's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• North American porcupine is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• North American porcupine's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• North American porcupine belongs to the parent taxon Erethizon^[6].
• North American porcupine's scientific name is Erethizon dorsatum^[7].
• North American porcupine's Commons category is recorded as Erethizon dorsatum^[8].
• North American porcupine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Erethizon dorsatum^[9].
• North American porcupine's Commons gallery is recorded as Erethizon dorsatum^[10].
• North American porcupine's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• North American porcupine's original combination is recorded as Hystrix dorsata^[12].
• North American porcupine's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. dorsatum'}^[13].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North American porcupine'}^[14].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'ak', 'text': 'Kotoko'}^[15].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'br', 'text': "Hoc'h-dreinek Norzhamerika"}^[16].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'urzon kanadský'}^[17].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Urson'}^[18].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'puercoespín norteamericano'}^[19].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ursón'}^[20].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Urson'}^[21].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kanadanpuupiikkisika'}^[22].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Porc-épic d'Amérique"}^[23].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Észak-amerikai kúszósül'}^[24].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ursone'}^[25].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'ksh', 'text': 'Urson'}^[26].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Ursonas'}^[27].

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Classification

North American porcupine's scientific name is Erethizon dorsatum^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Erethizon^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[14], {'lang': 'ak', 'text': 'Kotoko'}^[15], {'lang': 'br', 'text': "Hoc'h-dreinek Norzhamerika"}^[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'urzon kanadský'}^[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Urson'}^[18], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'puercoespín norteamericano'}^[19].

Identifiers

North American porcupine's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44026^[28]. North American porcupine's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34844^[29]. North American porcupine's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45293396^[30]. North American porcupine's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437594^[31]. North American porcupine's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180393^[32].

Why It Matters

North American porcupine has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]