Erethizontinae
Subfamily of rodents
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Erethizontinae is a subfamily of the New World porcupine family Erethizontidae,[1] and includes all species of the family with the exception of the bristle-spined rat, Chaetomys subspinosus, which is classified in its own subfamily, Chaetomyinae.
| Erethizontinae | |
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| North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Erethizontidae |
| Subfamily: | Erethizontinae Bonaparte, 1845 |
| Genera | |
