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]