| Rio Negro brush-tailed rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Isothrix |
| Species: | I. negrensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Isothrix negrensis Thomas, 1920 | |
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