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Isothrix barbarabrownae
Species of rodent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isothrix barbarabrownae is a recently discovered species of rodents of the spiny rat family Echimyidae.[1]
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Discovery

It was discovered in Peru, and is about the same size as a large squirrel, such as a Eurasian red squirrel.[1] It is brown, with a black-and-white tail.[1] It inhabits the Peruvian cloud forest, where it forages for fruit and nuts. It is a nocturnal, climbing rodent which was collected by scientists in 1999, and formally described in 2006.[2] It is named after the biologist and curator, Barbara Elaine Russell Brown.[3]
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