- The New
World porcupines,
family Erethizontidae, are
large arboreal rodents,
distinguished by
their spiny coverings from
which they take
their name. They...
- the
family Hystricidae, and the New
World porcupines of the
family Erethizontidae. Both
families belong to the
infraorder Hystricognathi within the profoundly...
-
closely related to the
Erethizontidae than to the Echimyidae,
although it
branches as the
sister group to the rest of the
Erethizontidae. The phylogenetic...
- 2013). "Phylogenetic
Relationships of New
World Porcupines (Rodentia,
Erethizontidae):
Implications for Taxonomy,
Morphological Evolution, and Biogeography"...
- exchange, a
small number of
species such as the New
World porcupines (
Erethizontidae)
headed north. However, the main
southward invasion of sigmodontines...
- quichua) or
Quichua porcupine is a
species of
rodent in the
family Erethizontidae. It is
found in the
Andes of
northern Ecuador and
Colombia as well as...
-
porcupine (Coendou mexic****) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Erethizontidae. It is
found in
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama...
- relatives,
including some of
megafaunal size)
Echimyidae (spiny rats)
Erethizontidae (New
World porcupines)
Myocastoridae (coypu)
Octodontidae (13 species...
-
Erethizontidae Species Common name
Distribution Status Image Erethizon dorsatum North American porcupine Found in the
western half of the state. LC ...
- (Coendou baturitensis) is a
nocturnal species of
rodent in the
family Erethizontidae that is
found in Brazil. The name
refers to the
locality of origin,...
