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Erethizon dorsatus (porcupines) — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Erethizon dorsatus

Common names: porcupines, Porcupine, porcupine

Taxonomy: Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Erethizontidae

Roles: mentioned, managed species, habitat component, study subject

ITIS TSN: 825295

Synonyms: porcupines

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 3 | Mentions: 12

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Knowledge graph centered on Erethizon dorsatus with 74 nodes and 252 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Bureau of Land Management (implied via Federal Register), United States Department of the Interior, Marmota.

Publications (3)

Differential response of three large mammal species to human recreation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA

2023Frontiers in Conservation ScienceRole: mentioned

Behavioral responses of yellow-bellied marmots to birds and mammals

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: mentioned

Songbird and Medium‐Sized Mammal Communities Associated with Exurban Development in Pitkin County, Colorado

2001Conservation BiologyRole: study subject (detected too in

Documents (8)

Colorado's Wildlife Company: Habitat Crisis

environmental assessment

Draft Report Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area

Gunnison County Stockgrowers 1894-1994

federal register notice

San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Alamosa, CO; Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement

The Beaver's Tale: Out of the Woods and Into Hot Water

management plan

The Fossil Ridge Wilderness a proposal

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service: Public Hearing in the Matter of: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument Wilderness Reporter's Transcript

environmental assessment

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

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Canis latrans

Canidae12 shared papers

Ursus americanus

Ursidae9 shared papers

Cervus canadensis

Cervidae8 shared papers

Puma concolor

Felidae7 shared papers

Castor canadensis

Castoridae7 shared papers

Ovis canadensis

Bovidae7 shared papers

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae6 shared papers

Vulpes vulpes

Canidae6 shared papers

Martes americana

Mustelidae6 shared papers