Subfamily

Erethizontinae (Neotropical and north american porcupines)

Erethizon dorsatum. Photo: (c) Don Kemball, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Erethizontinae is a subfamily of the New world porcupine family Erethizontidae, and includes all species of the family with the exception of the Bristle-spined rat, Chaetomys subspinosus, which is classified in its own subfamily, the Chaetomyinae.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Euarchontoglires (Primates, rodents, and allies)
        Order: Rodentia (Rodents)
        Suborder: Hystricomorpha (Ctenohystricans)
        Infraorder: Hystricognathi (Hystricognaths)
        Superfamily: Erethizontoidea (New world porcupines)
        Family: Erethizontidae (New world porcupines)
        Subfamily: Erethizontinae (Neotropical and north american porcupines)
        Genus: Erethizon (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Erethizon

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