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--> GENUS Isothrix
SPECIES Isothrix negrensis
Author: | Thomas, 1920. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 6: 277. | Common Name: | Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat | Type Locality: | Brazil, Acajutuba, lower Rio Negro, near its mouth. | Distribution: | NC Brazil along the Rio Negro and Rio Solimoes. | Comments: | Included in bistriata until recognized as distinct species based on sequence, chromosomal, and morphological differentiation (Bonvicino et al., 2003a). Karyotype has 2n=60, FN=112 (Bonvicino et al., 2003a). |
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