Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyErethizontidae (New World Porcupines)
- GenusErethizon
- SpeciesErethizon dorsatus (Quiller)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys deserti
Desert Woodrat
Neotoma lepida
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus formosus
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
Little Pocket Mouse
Perognathus longimembris
Panamint Chipmunk
Tamias panamintinus
Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys microps
Mohave Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus mohavensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Quiller at Death Valley National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there