Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat

About the Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat

Isothrix barbarabrownae is a recently discovered species of rodents of the spiny rat family Echimyidae. It was discovered in Peru, and is about the same size as a large squirrel, such as a Eurasian red squirrel. It is brown, with a black-and-white tail. 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. It is named after the biologist and curator, Barbara Elaine Russell Brown. Wikipedia →