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Brazilian porcupine	North American porcupine
Paraguay hairy dwarf porcupine
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New World porcupines

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Erethizontidae

Facts about the family Erethizontidae, the New World porcupines

:Animalia :Chordata :Mammalia :Rodentia FamilyErethizontidae Genera Coendou Sphiggurus Erethizon Echinoprocta The New World porcupines are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name.

New World porcupines are nocturnal and generally live solitarily or in pairs.

Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Rodentia FamilyErethizontidae Genera Coendou Sphiggurus Erethizon Echinoprocta The New World porcupines are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name.

The Erethizontidae is a family http://animaldiversity.

The geologic range of Erethizontidae is Oligocene to Recent in South America, and late Pliocene to Recent in North America.

The most common of the new world porcupines is the forest living North American porcupine.

The prehensile-tailed porcupine, like other New World porcupines, is very near-sighted and has a keen sense of touch, hearing and smell.

The New World porcupines are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name. (Full text)

Main Entry: erethizontidae erethizontidae is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged. (Full text)

The Erethizontidae is a family of rodents commonly known as the New World porcupines. (Full text)

Erethizontidae Family The Erethizontidae is a family of rodents commonly known as the New World porcupines. (Full text)

Coendou Sphiggurus Erethizon Echinoprocta The New World porcupines are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name. (Full text)

The family Erethizontidae is made up of the new world porcupines. (Full text)

(references)Non-English Usage: "Erethizontidae" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. (Full text)

Erethizontidae(New World porcupines): The Erethizontidae is a family of rodents commonly known as the New World porcupines. (Full text)