Erethizon
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Erethizontidae
Subfamilia: Erethizontinae
Genus: Erethizon
Species (1): E. dorsatum
Name
[edit]Erethizon F. Cuvier, 1823: 432 [conserved name]
- Type species: Hystrix dorsata Linnaeus, 1758, by original designation.
- Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 91 (1926: 1) and Direction 24 (1955: 221).
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Cuvier, F. 1823. Examen des espèces du genre porc-épic, et formation des genres ou sous-genres Acanthion, Eréthizon, Sinéthère et Sphiggure. Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 9: 413–437. BHL Reference page.
- International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature. 1926. Opinion 91. Thirty-five generic names of Mammals placed on the Official List of Generic Names. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(4): 1–2. BHL Reference page.
- International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Direction 24. Completion of the entries relating to the names of certain genera in the class Mammalia made on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1C: 219–246. BHL Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: North American Porcupine
português: Porco-espinho-da-América-do-Norte
português: Porco-espinho-da-América-do-Norte