White-tailed olalla rat
Species of rodent
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The white-tailed olalla rat (Olallamys albicauda) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2] It is endemic to Colombia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| White-tailed olalla rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Olallamys |
| Species: | O. albicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Olallamys albicauda (Günther, 1879) | |
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| Olallamys distribution O. albicauda in red | |
It is a medium-sized rat with a reddish-brown dorsum, a whitish venter, and a tail characterized by a whitish tip.[3]