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Erethizon dorsatum (North American porcupine)
Taxonomy
Hystrix dorsata was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Erethizon dorsatus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Erethizon dorsatum by Cuvier (1822), Thomas (1911), Woods (1973), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Frazier (1981) and Hulbert (1997).
It was recombined as Erethizon dorsatus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Erethizon dorsatum by Cuvier (1822), Thomas (1911), Woods (1973), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Frazier (1981) and Hulbert (1997).
Subspecies
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Hystrix dorsata Linnaeus p. 57 |
1822 | Erethizon dorsatum Cuvier |
1871 | Erethizon cloacinum Cope |
1902 | Erethizon cloacinus Hay p. 733 |
1902 | Erethizon dorsatus Hay p. 733 |
1904 | Erethizon godfreyi Allen |
1911 | Erethizon dorsatum Thomas p. 145 |
1970 | Coendou cumberlandicus White |
1973 | Erethizon dorsatum Woods p. 1 |
1980 | Coendou cumberlandicus Kurten and Anderson p. 272 |
1980 | Erethizon dorsatum Kurten and Anderson p. 273 |
1981 | Erethizon dorsatum Frazier |
1997 | Erethizon dorsatum Hulbert, Jr. p. 623 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus 1758 [North American porcupine]
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Erethizon dorsatum bruneri Swenk 1916
Erethizon dorsatum couesi Mearns 1897
Erethizon dorsatum epixanthus Brandt 1835
Erethizon dorsatum myops Merriam 1900
Erethizon dorsatum picinum Bangs 1900
Invalid names: Coendou cumberlandicus White 1970 [synonym], Erethizon cloacinum Cope 1871 [synonym], Erethizon godfreyi Allen 1904 [synonym]
Erethizon dorsatum dorsatum Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available