North American Porcupine
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| Scientific name | Erethizon dorsatum |
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| Family | Erethizontidae |
| Rank | Species |
| Higher classification | Erethizon |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Did you know | Porcupines move on to the cambium of basswood, aspen, and sapling beech trees. |
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| ID | 1161800 |
About North American Porcupine
The North American porcupine, also known as the Canadian porcupine or common porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. The beaver is the only rodent in North America that is larger than the North American porcupine.