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.

[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.
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