Isothrix

Isothrix
Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent
Isothrix bistriata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Subfamily: Echimyinae
Tribe: Echimyini
Genus: Isothrix
Wagner, 1845
Type species
Isothrix bistriata
Species

I. barbarabrownae
I. bistriata
I. negrensis
I. pagurus
I. sinnamariensis

Synonyms

Lasiuromys Deville, 1852

The toros or brush-tailed rats, genus Isothrix, are a group of spiny rats found in tropical South America, particularly in the Amazon Basin.

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