What class are porcupines?

Mammalia

Porcupine
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia

What are the characteristics of a porcupine?

The porcupine has a small face, small ears, short legs and a thick, small tail. Its flat feet and sharp, rounded claws make it well adapted to climbing trees. Porcupines rely heavily on smell as they are short-sighted.

What is the range of porcupines?

Range and Habitat: The range is most of Canada, Alaska, northern Mexico, and the western and northern U.S. The porcupine is a common and wide-spread resident of the Adirondacks where it occurs to elevations of at least 1220 m (4000 ft). It prefers mixed forests.

What is the scientific name of porcupine?

Erethizon dorsatum
North American porcupine/Scientific names

Are porcupines aggressive?

The porcupine is not an aggressive animal and will only attack if it is threatened. Once threatened, porcupines will chatter their teeth and produce a chemical odor to warn off predators. If the threat continues, the porcupine will turn its back, raise its quills and lash with its tail.

Are porcupines good for anything?

People hunt porcupines as well. Their meat has been a traditional staple for many indigenous North Americans, and the quills an important material for basketry and decorative crafts. Perhaps the most common cause of porcupine fatalities, after cars, is falling out of trees.

What is a porcupines purpose?

What are porcupines favorite food?

corn on the cob
At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, the porcupines eat herbivore pellets and a variety of fruits, vegetables and greens. Their favorite food item is corn on the cob. They also get browse several days a week and chew on the tree bark in their exhibit. Breeding season is fall and early winter.

What is the scientific name for hedgehog?

Erinaceinae
Hedgehog/Scientific names

Can you touch porcupines?

This means that it is possible to touch a porcupine. If you want to pet a porcupine, you have to very gentle. As long as the porcupine is relaxed and not startled, they will generally not cause you any harm.

Do porcupines have poison in their quills?

Are Porcupine Quills Poisonous? While porcupine quills are not poisonous, only a doctor or veterinarian should attempt to remove them. Quills have barbs that cannot be seen by the naked eye. These barbs make removal painful and tricky.

What porcupines hate?

Coyote or fox scent applied around your yard can help keep porcupines away, but it must be applied often.

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