Isothrix barbarabrownae

Isothrix barbarabrownae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Genus:	Isothrix
Species:	I. barbarabrownae
Binomial name
Isothrix barbarabrownae Patterson & Velazco, 2006

Isothrix barbarabrownae is a recently discovered species of rodent of the spiny rat family Echimyidae. It was discovered in Peru, and is about the same size as a large squirrel, such as a Eurasian red squirrel. It inhabits the Peruvian cloud forest, where it forages for fruit and nuts. It is a nocturnal, climbing rodent which was collected by scientists in 1999, and formally described in 2006. It is brown, with a black-and-white tail.

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