Erethizon (rodent)

Abundance: 0.02 to 6.92% (median 0.48%)

Latitudinal range: 31.6° to 56.3°

Habitats: (29), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (3)

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Found in 32 samples

Canada: Lindsay, Charlie Lake Cave (Zone IV) (Holocene), Keffer (Midden 57, screened) (Holocene), McNichol Creek (house depression) (Holocene), Grassy Bay (Holocene), Irving-Johnston (Holocene), Spillsbury Bay (Holocene), Atkinson (Holocene), Caverne de la Mine (lower infill) (Holocene), Caverne de la Mine (upper infill) (Holocene), St. Brieux (spring 2012)

United States: North of the Michigamme Reservoir, Welsh Cave (Late Pleistocene), Silver Creek (Late Pleistocene), Vess Cave (Late Pleistocene), Ripplemead (Late Pleistocene), North Creek Shelter (Paleoarchaic) (Holocene), North Creek Shelter (Early Archaic) (Holocene), Deadman Slough (Excavation Unit) (Holocene), Mykut Rockshelter (Holocene), Dead Indian Creek (Holocene), Pine Hill (Holocene), Cole Gravel Pit (Holocene), Hosterman's Pit (Holocene), Robinson Cave (Late Pleistocene), Meyer Cave (Holocene), Bootlegger Sink (Pleistocene - Holocene), Kathy's Pit (Pleistocene - Holocene), New Paris Sinkhole No. 4 (Late Pleistocene), Natural Chimneys (Late Pleistocene), Cumberland Cave (Middle Pleistocene), Wolf Ranch (Late Pliocene)

See also Erethizon bathygnathum, Erethizon dorsatum, Erethizon sp.