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New World Porcupines

Erethizontidae · 1 species

In Québec, the family Erethizontidae (order Rodentia) counts 1 species of mammals. The star: North American Porcupine, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 1 species. It has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  3. Capitale-Nationale1
  4. Mauricie1
  5. Estrie1
  6. Outaouais1
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  8. Côte-Nord1
  9. Nord-du-Québec1
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  12. Lanaudière1
  13. Laurentides1
  14. Montérégie1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

New World Porcupines 1

Rodentia
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Erethizontidae
All18Cricetidae6Sciuridae6Muridae2Zapodidae2Castoridae1Erethizontidae1
North American Porcupine1,272 observations