Erethizontidae
E737825
Erethizontidae is the family of New World porcupines, medium-sized arboreal or terrestrial rodents characterized by coats of sharp quills used for defense.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal taxon
ⓘ
rodent family ⓘ taxonomic family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm |
Nearctic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neotropical ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | New World porcupines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Chaetomys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coendou NERFINISHED ⓘ Coendou-like arboreal porcupines ⓘ Echinoprocta NERFINISHED ⓘ Erethizon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphiggurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism |
embedding quills in predators
ⓘ
erecting quills ⓘ |
| dentitionType | ever-growing incisors ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Hystricidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeOfOrigin | Miocene or earlier ⓘ |
| hasBodyCovering |
fur
ⓘ
keratinous quills ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arboreal or terrestrial lifestyle
ⓘ
coat of sharp quills ⓘ medium-sized rodents ⓘ quills used for defense ⓘ |
| hasTailType | often prehensile in arboreal genera ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Coendou prehensilis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erethizon dorsatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Old World porcupines ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | rodent systematics research ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
climbing
ⓘ
walking ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central America
ⓘ
North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| quillsAre | modified hairs ⓘ |
| quillsContain | barbed tips ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | well-developed sense of smell ⓘ |
| superfamily | Hystricoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDietItem |
bark
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ leaves ⓘ twigs ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.