Greedy olalla rat

Greedy olalla rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Tribe: Echimyini
Genus: Olallamys
Species:
O. edax
Binomial name
Olallamys edax
(Thomas, 1916)

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (1934). Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français (in French). Paris: Librairie Hachette. p. 1278. Retrieved 6 December 2017.


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