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North American Porcupine
Erethizon
dorsatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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North American Porcupine: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/808
Synonyms
Erethizon dorsatum
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S3S4
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Erethizontidae
Genus Erethizon
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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Erethizontidae
Genus Erethizon
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