Sinnamary brush-tailed rat
The Sinnamary brush-tailed rat (Isothrix sinnamariensis), is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2] 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.
| Sinnamary brush-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Isothrix |
| Species: | I. sinnamariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Isothrix sinnamariensis Vié, Volobouev, Patton & Granjon, 1996[2] | |
References
- Catzeflis, F. & Patton, J. (2008). "Isothrix sinnamariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Vié, Jean-Christophe; Volobouev, Vitaly; Patton, James L.; Granjon, Laurent (1996). "A new species of Isothrix (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from French Guiana". Mammalia. 60: 393–406. doi:10.1515/mamm-1996-0305.
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