PORCUPINE, Erethizon dorsatum 



(Ilyucotuk, Kingagaluk) 



Range. — Most of forested North America north 

 of Mexican boundary and central Appalachian 

 Mountains. 



Habitat. — Chiefly forested areas, particularly of 

 conifers and aspen, but often on tundra well be- 

 yond treeline, as at Point Hope. 



Race in Alaska: — The race my ops (type locality : 

 Portage Bay, Alaska Peninsula) is the form that 

 occurs in Alaska. It is most common south of tlie 

 Yukon River, but recorded from Driftwood, 

 Chandler Lake, Icy Reef, and Hulahula and John 

 Rivers in the north, and from '\A"rangell Island 

 and Le Conte Bay in southeastern Alaska. 



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