North American porcupine

English right|thumb|Erethizon dorsatum Noun North American porcupine A species of New World porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum species. en 1988 Claude Lévi-Strauss The Jealous Potter 108 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Hw02Lmb2z74C&pg=PA108&dq=%22North+American+porcupine%22%7C%22North+American+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TL7XUp_8PNGnkgWu14HgAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22North%20American%20porcupine%22%7C%22North%20American%20porcupines%22&f=false It is, however, different from the North American porcupine, which is a rodent but is a member of the family of Erethizontidae family, which is not represented in South America. en 2011 John P. Rafferty Rats, Bats, and Xenarthrans 113 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Qm86amYgDfMC&pg=PA113&dq=%22North+American+porcupine%22%7C%22North+American+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TL7XUp_8PNGnkgWu14HgAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22North%20American%20porcupine%22%7C%22North%20American%20porcupines%22&f=false The North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) is the largest species in the family, usually weighing less than 7 kg (15.4 pounds) though males occasionally grow significantly larger. en 2012 Uldis Roze Porcupines: The Animal Answer Guide http://books.google.com.au/books?id=XUwqivPKL-0C&pg=PT180&dq=%22North+American+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DsHXUpDtNYT5kAXQ24G4Cg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22North%20American%20porcupines%22&f=false unnumbered North American porcupines, as well as a range of other Hystricomorph rodents, engage in urine showering as part of courtship and other behaviors. en 2012 Donna Naughton The Natural History of Canadian Mammals 212 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9IlOhvOAIb4C&pg=PA212&dq=%22North+American+porcupines%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DsHXUpDtNYT5kAXQ24G4Cg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22North%20American%20porcupines%22&f=false North American Porcupines are widely distributed across North America, except on islands and in Arctic or alpine tundra, dry desert are as without trees, and intensively farmed lands that lack woodlots. Synonyms Erethizon dorsatum en Canadian porcupine, en cawquaw, en urson, common porcupine US Canada Translations Erethizon dorsatum Finnish: fi urso Russian: ru североамерика́нский дикобра́з m References 1 Erethizon dorsatum 1 Erethizon dorsatum en Caviomorphs