Olallamys

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Olallamys Fossil range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha Family: Echimyidae Subfamily: Dactylomyinae Genus: Olallamys Emmons, 1988
Species
Olallamys albicauda Olallamys edax

Olallamys is the genus of Andean soft-furred spiny rat that range from Panama through Colombia and Venezuela to northern Ecuador. These species are typically found at elevations above 2000 meters.

• Genus Olallamys
  • Olallamys albicauda (White-tailed Olalla Rat)
  • Olallamys edax (Greedy Olalla Rat)

[edit] References

• Animal Diversity Web (ADW).[1] Accessed 07 April 2007.
  
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).[2] Accessed 07 April 2007.
  
• Redford, K. H., J. F. Eisenberg. 1999. Mammals of the neotropics. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA. pp. 483.