Isothrix barbarabrownae

Isothrix barbarabrownae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
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.[1] It was discovered in Peru, and is about the same size as a large squirrel, such as a Eurasian red squirrel.[1] 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.[2] It is brown, with a black-and-white tail.[1]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 07, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.