North American porcupine

Summary

North American porcupine is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,529 views/month, #996 of 195,241).^[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 main food source is recorded as twig^[11].
• North American porcupine's main food source is recorded as root^[12].
• North American porcupine's main food source is recorded as plant stem^[13].
• North American porcupine's main food source is recorded as fruit^[14].
• North American porcupine's main food source is recorded as leaf^[15].
• North American porcupine's main food source is recorded as bark^[16].
• North American porcupine's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• North American porcupine's original combination is recorded as Hystrix dorsata^[18].
• North American porcupine's short name is recorded as E. dorsatum^[19].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as North American porcupine^[20].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as Kotoko^[21].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as Hoc'h-dreinek Norzhamerika^[22].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as urzon kanadský^[23].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as Urson^[24].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as puercoespín norteamericano^[25].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as Ursón^[26].
• North American porcupine is commonly known as Urson^[27].

Body

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 it^[20], Kotoko^[21], Hoc'h-dreinek Norzhamerika^[22], urzon kanadský^[23], Urson^[24], and puercoespín norteamericano^[25].

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 ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,529 views/month, #996 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]