Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat
The yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat, Isothrix bistriata, is a South American brush-tailed rat species from the family Echimyidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and Venezuela.[2]
| Yellow-crowned 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. bistriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Isothrix bistriata Wagner, 1845 | |
| Synonyms | |
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I. boliviensis Petter & Cuenca Aguirre, 1982 | |
They are nocturnal and arboreal animals found in lowland evergreen rainforest, probably restricted to igapó and várzea habitats. Sometimes they can be seen at the entrances of their dens, in tree holes (specially hollow palms) on the borders of rivers.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat |
- Patton, J. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). "Isothrix bistriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Emmons, Louise H.; Feer, François (1997-09-02). Neotropical rainforest mammals. A field guide (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-226-20721-6. OCLC 44179508.
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