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What does Erethizontidae mean?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Erethizontidae is an animal group--more specifically, a rodent family. The family consists of several species of porcupines. You can find more information about this group here: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Erethizontidae.html

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What domain kingdom phylum class order family genus species are porcupines in?

Domain:Eukaryota Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae Genus: Erethizon Species:Erethizon dorsatum


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What domain includes porcupines?

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What is the kingdom phylum class order family genus species of a porcupine?

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What is the scientific name for porcupine?

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How many young do porcupines have?

Porcupines have between one and four offspring. It varies among the 29 species of the Erethizontidae and Hystricidae families.


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How long has the porcupine been on the planet?

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What specie is porcepine?

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