Isothrix
The toros or brush-tailed rats, genus Isothrix, are a group of spiny rats found in tropical South America, particularly in the Amazon Basin.
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Lasiuromys Deville, 1852 | |
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