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title: "Yellow-crowned Toró"
description: "Isothrix bistriata — Mamíferos. The yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat (Isothrix bistriata) is a South American species of brush-tailed rat in the family Echimyidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-crowned-toro
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-crowned Toró

> Isothrix bistriata — Mamíferos. The yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat (Isothrix bistriata) is a South American species of brush-tailed rat in the family Echimyidae.

- Scientific name: *Isothrix bistriata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 191
- Wikidata: [Q305725](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q305725)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43986](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43986)

## Names

- en: Yellow-crowned Toró
- nl: Toro

## Countries with the most observations

PE (130), EC (13), BO (11), BR (9), CO (9)

## Summary

The yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat (Isothrix bistriata) is a South American species of brush-tailed rat in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. They are nocturnal and arboreal animals found in lowland evergreen rainforest, probably restricted to igapó and várzea habitats. Sometimes they can be seen at the entrances of their dens, which are often in tree holes (especially hollow palms) on the borders of rivers.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-crowned_brush-tailed_rat

## Photo

![Yellow-crowned Toró](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-crowned-toro/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matthew Billman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/306130011

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-crowned-toro?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).