Brush-tailed Rat

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Brush-tailed Rat
Conservation status
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 Brush-tailed Rat (Isothrix sinnamariensis) is a species of rodent in the Echimyidae family. 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.

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