Greedy olalla rat
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Tribe: | Echimyini |
Genus: | Olallamys |
Species: | O. edax
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Binomial name | |
Olallamys edax (Thomas, 1916)
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The greedy olalla rat (Olallamys edax) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2] It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The species name edax is a Latin word meaning greedy.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2016). "Olallamys edax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15190A22206486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15190A22206486.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Olallamys edax". 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.
- ^ Gaffiot, Félix (1934). Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français (in French). Paris: Librairie Hachette. p. 1278. Retrieved 6 December 2017.