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Isothrix Wagner 1845 (brush-tailed rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to G. S. Carvalho and L. O. Salles 2004

See also Palmer 1904 and Patterson and Pascual 1968

Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hexolobodon, Hoplomys, Isolobodon, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Rhizoplagiodontia, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys

Subtaxa: Isothrix bistriata

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Manaus (Quaternary of Brazil)

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