ADW: Erethizontidae: SPECIMENS

ErethizontidaeNew World porcupines

- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- South American rats and mice
  Sigmodontinae
- bamboo rats and mole rats
  Rhizomyinae
- squirrels
  Sciuridae
- spiny rats
  Echimyidae
- acuchis and agoutis
  Dasyproctidae
- New World porcupines
  Erethizontidae
- lowland paca
  Cuniculus paca
- capybara
  Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- speckled tree rat
  Echimys semivillosus
- O'Connell's spiny rat
  Proechimys oconnelli
- Brazilian guinea pig
  Cavia aperea
- Central American agouti
  Dasyprocta punctata
- coypu
  Myocastor coypus
- degu
  Octodon degus
- chinchilla
  Chinchilla lanigera
- Conover's tuco-tuco
  Ctenomys conoveri
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2024. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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