Isothrix
Sign in to saveThe toros or brush-tailed rats, genus Isothrix, are a group of spiny rats found in tropical South America, particularly in the Amazon Basin.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyEchimyidae
Observations recorded427
勻棘鼠屬（学名Isothrix），是哺乳綱嚙齒目棘鼠科中的一个屬。勻棘鼠屬的动物生活在南美洲热带，尤其是在亞馬遜盆地。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Echimyidae
- Collections
- AMNH, TCWC, MCZ, UF
- Recorded in
- Peru
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The toros or brush-tailed rats, genus Isothrix, are a group of spiny rats found in tropical South America, particularly in the Amazon Basin.
==Description== Toros look like large rats with soft fur on the body and long guard hairs on the scaly tail. Head and body is 18-27.5 cm and tail is 17–30 cm. Weight is 320-570 grams.
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