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North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

Summary 2

This is the only porcupine species in Wisconsin and is very distinctive.

Range 3

Northern half of the state.

Habitat 3

Forests.

Size 3

20-26", tail 6-12".

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Danny Barron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/56398280@N00/2753273158
  2. Adapted by raymie from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erethizon_dorsatum
  3. (c) raymie, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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