White-tailed olalla rat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
Tribe: | Echimyini |
Genus: | Olallamys |
Species: | O. albicauda
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Binomial name | |
Olallamys albicauda (Günther, 1879)
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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.
It is a medium-sized rat with a reddish-brown dorsum, a whitish venter, and a tail characterized by a whitish tip.[3]