Olallamys albicaudus (Rodentia: Echimyidae)
Olallamys albicaudus (Günther, 1879) is a rodent called the white-tailed Olalla rat. It is a medium-sized rat with soft, long pelage and a tail with a whitish tip. The dorsum is bright reddish-brown, and the venter is whitish. It is endemic to the Andes region of Colombia and despite its wide distri...
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Published in | Mammalian species Vol. 49; no. 943; pp. 18 - 22 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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American Society of Mammalogists
01.05.2017
Oxford University Press |
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Summary: | Olallamys albicaudus (Günther, 1879) is a rodent called the white-tailed Olalla rat. It is a medium-sized rat with soft, long pelage and a tail with a whitish tip. The dorsum is bright reddish-brown, and the venter is whitish. It is endemic to the Andes region of Colombia and despite its wide distribution in the country, O. albicaudus is known from only a few museum specimens associated with 12 confirmed localities within Colombia. Globally, it is considered “Data Deficient” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. |
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ISSN: | 0076-3519 1545-1410 1545-1410 |
DOI: | 10.1093/mspecies/sex002 |