Erethizon F. Cuvier 1823

Erethizon F. Cuvier 1823, Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 9: 432.

Type Species: Hystrix dorsata Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Erethison Cuvier 1829; Eretison McMurtrie 1831; Eretizon Cuvier 1825; Erithizon Burnett 1830; Erythizon Alston 1876 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 7 subspecies:

Species Erethizon dorsata (Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Erethizon dorsata subsp. dorsata Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Erethizon dorsata subsp. bruneri Swenk 1916

Subspecies Erethizon dorsata subsp. couesi Mearns 1897

Subspecies Erethizon dorsata subsp. epixanthus Brandt 1835

Subspecies Erethizon dorsata subsp. myops Merriam 1900

Subspecies Erethizon dorsata subsp. nigrescens Allen 1903

Subspecies Erethizon dorsata subsp. picinum Bangs 1900

Discussion: Erithizon Burnett, 1830, is a later spelling (Corbet and Hill, 1980:189).