North American Tree Porcupine.
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Denise Campbell / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
FWJYXWFile size:
57.1 MB (1.5 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5471 x 3647 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
13 December 2015Location:
Quebec, CanadaMore information:
The North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as the Canadian porcupine or common porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. The beaver is the only rodent in North America that is larger than the North American Porcupine. The porcupine is a caviomorph rodent whose ancestors rafted across the Atlantic from Africa to Brazil over 30 million years ago, and then migrated to North America during the Great American Interchange after the Isthmus of Panama rose 3 million years ago. Porcupines range from Canada, Alaska, and into northern Mexico. They are commonly found in coniferous and mixed forested areas, but have adapted to harsh environments such as shrublands, tundra, and deserts. They make their dens in hollow trees or in rocky areas.