Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat

Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat a.k.a the Mexican Lawnmower Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Isothrix
Species: I. negrensis
Binomial name
Isothrix negrensis
Thomas, 1920

The Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat, Isothrix negrensis, or Dark Brush-tailed Tree Rat, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil.

References

  1. ^ Patton, J. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). Isothrix negrensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.