White-tailed olalla rat
The white-tailed olalla rat (Olallamys albicauda) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2]
| White-tailed olalla rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Olallamys |
| Species: | O. albicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Olallamys albicauda (Günther, 1879) | |
It is a medium-sized rat with a reddish-brown dorsum, a whitish venter, and a tail characterized by a whitish tip.[3]
It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Delgado, C. & Gómez-Laverde, M. (2008). "Olallamys albicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Olallamys albicauda". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E.; Velazco, Paúl M.; Latorre, Luisa F. Liévano; Torres-Martínez, María M. (2017-05-05). "Olallamys albicaudus (Rodentia: Echimyidae)". Mammalian Species. 49 (943): 18–22. doi:10.1093/mspecies/sex002. ISSN 0076-3519.
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