Erethizon dorsatum - #870
North American Porcupine
Side view of fetus including umbilical cord and placenta, with scale
Geographic Distribution
C Alaska (USA) to S Hudson Bay and Labrador (Canada), south to E Tennessee, C Iowa, and C Texas (USA), N Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Sonora (Mexico), and S California (USA).
Order/Family
Erethizontidae
Genus
Erethizon
Specific Epithet
dorsatum
Image Location
Watertown, NY, USA
Image Date
1972
Photographer
D C Gordon