Olallamys
| Olallamys Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
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| Olallamys albicauda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Hystricomorpha |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Dactylomyinae |
| Genus: | Olallamys Emmons, 1988 |
| Species | |
Olallamys is a genus of Andean soft-furred spiny rat that range from Panama through Colombia and Venezuela to northern Ecuador.[1] These species are typically found at elevations above 2000 meters.
- Genus Olallamys
- Olallamys albicauda (White-tailed olalla rat)
- Olallamys edax (Greedy olalla rat)
References
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Olallamys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1576. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Animal Diversity Web (ADW). Accessed 7 April 2007.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Accessed 7 April 2007.
- Eisenberg, J. F.; Redford, K. H. (May 15, 2000). Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil. University of Chicago Press. p. 483. ISBN 978-0-226-19542-1. OCLC 493329394.
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