Sinnamary brush-tailed rat

Sinnamary brush-tailed rat
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]

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.

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.
  2. 1 2 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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