Greedy olalla rat
| Greedy olalla rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The species name edax is a Latin word meaning greedy.[3]
References
- ^ Ochoa, J.; Rivas, B.; Aguillera, M. (2008). "Olallamys edax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.