Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat

Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat a.k.a the Mexican Lawnmower Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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.

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