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North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
67.6093, -149.783
Field Notes
Description:
Porcupines are large rodents armed with quills and are dark brown or black grizzled in white. They are stout with short legs and thick tail. They are about 64.5 to 103 cm (25.4 to 41 in) in length not including the tail, which is another 14.5 to 30 cm (5.7 to 12 in).
Habitat:
Porcupines are found in coniferous and mixed hard and softwood forests in Canada, Alaska and much of the northern and western United States.
Notes:
I found this individual on the Dalton Highway (Haul Road) in the Brooks Range of Alaska. I found this a bit surprising as we were beyond the treeline and out on the tundra. Perhaps it was eating dwarf tundra willows?
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