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Porcupines MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Porcupines
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.692
Unique ID
D046328
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046328
Scope Note
Common name for large, quilled rodents (RODENTIA) comprised of two families: Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) and New World porcupines (Erethizontidae).
Entry Term(s)
Coendou
Hystrix
Registry Numbers
txid10136
txid43319
Related Numbers
txid10136
txid43319
Previous Indexing
Rodentia (1966-2004)
Public MeSH Note
2005; see RODENTIA 1982-2004; for COENDOU & HYSTRIX see RODENTIA 1982-2004
History Note
2005; use RODENTIA 1982-2004; for COENDOU & HYSTRIX use RODENTIA 1982-2004
Date Established
2005/01/01
Date of Entry
2004/07/07
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Porcupines Preferred
Hystrix Narrower
Coendou Narrower
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