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
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

  1. Delgado, C. (2016). "Olallamys albicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15189A22206388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15189A22206388.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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