visibility Similar

Zoological researches in Java, and the neighbouring islands BHL47292917

Hylobates leuciscus - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ19800115

A black and white lemur sitting on a tree stump. Lemur single zoo, animals.

A small lizard sitting on top of a leaf. Crown gecko gecko diurnal.

code Related

Mule deer, Grand Teton National Park, 2013.

North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), Badlands National Park, 2014.

Uinta ground squirrels (Urocitellus armatus), Grand Teton National Park, 2014.

North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 2015.

American bison in a field, Grand Teton National Park, 2014.

Yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris), Grand Teton National Park, 2013.

Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), Grand Teton National Park, 2015.

Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus), Grand Canyon National Park, 2015.

A body of water with mountains in the background. Grand teton national park national park southwest usa.

North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), Grand Teton National Park, 2013.

description

Summary

This animal may also be called the Canadian porcupine or common porcupine. Its common name 'porcupine' comes from the old French word for 'quill pig', which is yet another colloquial name for this animal. It is the second largest rodent in North America, only smaller than the beaver. It is nearsighted, slow-moving and mostly nocturnal. In summer, they can often be seen resting in trees.

label_outline

Tags

erethizon dorsatum rodent porcupine arboreal rodent wild wildlife animal spiny quills north american porcupine canadian porcupine common porcupine caviomorph rodent grand teton national park name french word quill pig north america national parks gallery wyoming
date_range

Date

2013
create

Source

National Parks Gallery
link

Link

https://npgallery.nps.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

Public Domain Dedication

label_outline Explore French Word, North American Porcupine, Erethizon Dorsatum

American white ibis (Eudocimus albus), Cumberland Island National Seashore, 2015.

Public Information Officer being interviewed by a local reporter.

Hunting for Wild Boar (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries)

Rock Springs, Wyoming, high school. Arrangements have been made, whereby it has been possible to offer a most practical course in home hygiene to the girls of the senior high school. When the matter was presented to the girls of the high school it was evident that his course was wanted, as eighty-three girls enrolled. As sixty was the maximum number that it was possible to handle at the present time the balance were placed on the waitig list and will take care of the work in turn. Regular high school credit is allowed to the girls completing the course. The Junior Red Cross is bearing the expense of the equipment necessary to carry on the wok

A small rodent sitting on top of a piece of wood. Gold agouti guinea pig young animal.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Wyoming visit [412-APD-493-052109_EPA_Admin_Jackson_mine_visit6.jpg]

Yellowstone water filling station

National parks: Wolf - public domain image

Maple Fire August 12, 2016 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Brown bear and cubs, Katmai National Park & Preserve, 2015.

Name: In the Newsboys Reading Room. Boys seated at tables playing gamers. Boston 1915 Exhibit. Oct. 1909. Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Jackson Lake Dam, a concrete and earth-filled dam in Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming

Topics

erethizon dorsatum rodent porcupine arboreal rodent wild wildlife animal spiny quills north american porcupine canadian porcupine common porcupine caviomorph rodent grand teton national park name french word quill pig north america national parks gallery wyoming