Isothrix barbarabrownae explained

Isothrix barbarabrownae is a recently discovered species of rodents of the spiny rat family Echimyidae.^[1]

Discovery

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.^[2] It is named after the biologist and curator, Barbara Elaine Russell Brown.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Scientists discover new species of distinctive cloud-forest rodent . . January 25, 2007.
2. Bruce D. Patterson & Paul M. Velazco . 2006 . A distinctive new cloud-forest rodent (Hystricognathi: Echimyidae) from the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru . Mastozoología Neotropical . 13 . 2 . 175–191 .
3. Book: Beolens, Bo.. The eponym dictionary of mammals. 2009. Johns Hopkins University Press. Watkins, Michael, 1940-, Grayson, Michael.. 978-0-8018-9533-3. Baltimore. 28. 593239356.