North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

North American Porcupine

French common name:

Porc-épic d'Amérique

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Common Porcupine	Porc-épic d'Amérique
2005	North American Porcupine	Porc-épic d'Amérique
2010	North American Porcupine	Porc-épic d'Amérique
2015	North American Porcupine	Porc-épic d'Amérique
2020	North American Porcupine	Porc-épic d'Amérique

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Infraclass

Eutheria

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Erethizon dorsatum	Erethizontidae	Rodentia
2005	Erethizon dorsatum	Erethizontidae	Rodentia
2010	Erethizon dorsatum	Erethizontidae	Rodentia
2015	Erethizon dorsatum	Erethizontidae	Rodentia
2020	Erethizon dorsatum	Erethizontidae	Rodentia

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Secure
2005	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Northwest Territories
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Nunavut
2000	Not Assessed - 6
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Unrankable - SU

British Columbia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Alberta
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Saskatchewan
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Manitoba
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Nova Scotia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present