Erethizontidae
Also known as: American Porcupines, Arboreal Porcupines, Baumstachler, Boomstekelvarkens, NEW WORLD PORCUPINES, Neuweltstachelschweine, New World Porcupines, New World porcupine
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Erethizontidae |
| Published in | Cat. Meth. Mamm. Europe p.5 |
| Genera | 19 |
| Species records held | 54 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 115 |
| GBIF key | 5498 |
Genera in Erethizontidae
- Coendou — 11 species: Coendou baturitensis, Coendou bicolor, Coendou cascoensis, Coendou ichillus, Coendou longicaudatus, Coendou magnus, Coendou nycthemera, Coendou prehensilis
- Sphiggurus — 9 species: Sphiggurus ichillus, Sphiggurus insidiosus, Sphiggurus melanurus, Sphiggurus mexicanus, Sphiggurus pruinosus, Sphiggurus roosmalenorum, Sphiggurus spinosus, Sphiggurus vestitus
- Steiromys — 9 species: Steiromys annectens, Steiromys axiculus, Steiromys detentus, Steiromys duplicatus, Steiromys intermedius, Steiromys nectus, Steiromys principalis, Steiromys pseudonectus
- Erethizon — 4 species: Erethizon bathygnathum, Erethizon dorsatus, Erethizon kleini, Erethizon poyeri
- Eosteiromys — 3 species: Eosteiromys homogenidens, Eosteiromys medianus, Eosteiromys segregatus
- Neosteiromys — 3 species: Neosteiromys bombifrons, Neosteiromys pattoni, Neosteiromys tordillense
- Branisamyopsis — 2 species: Branisamyopsis australis, Branisamyopsis praesigmoides
- Parasteiromys — 2 species: Parasteiromys friantae, Parasteiromys uniformis
- Protosteiromys — 2 species: Protosteiromys asmodeophilus, Protosteiromys pattersoni
- Chaetomys — 1 species: Chaetomys subspinosus
- Cholamys — 1 species: Cholamys tetralophodonta
- Coendow — 1 species: Coendow ichillus
- Disteiromys — 1 species: Disteiromys graciloides
- Echinoprocta — 1 species: Echinoprocta rufescens
- Eopululo — 1 species: Eopululo wigmorei
- Microsteiromys — 1 species: Microsteiromys jacobsi
- Palaeosteiromys — 1 species: Palaeosteiromys amazonensis
- Plesiosteiromys — 1 species: Plesiosteiromys newelli
- Hypsosteiromys
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.