Sinnamary brush-tailed rat

Sinnamary Brush-tailed Rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Isothrix
Species: I. sinnamariensis
Binomial name
Isothrix sinnamariensis
Vié, Volobouev, Patton & Granjon, 1996

The Sinnamary Brush-tailed Rat (Isothrix sinnamariensis), or Brush-tailed Rat, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in French Guiana, Guyana, and possibly Suriname. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Catzeflis, F. & Patton, J. (2008). "Isothrix sinnamariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 January 2009.


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