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Olallamys
White-tailed olalla rat, Olallamys albicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Subfamily: Echimyinae
Tribe: Echimyini
Genus: Olallamys
Emmons, 1988
Type species
Thrinacodus albicauda
Günther, 1879
Species

Olallamys albicauda
Olallamys edax

Olallamys is a genus of Andean soft-furred spiny rat that range from Panama through Colombia and Venezuela to northern Ecuador.[1] These species are typically found at elevations above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).[2]

Systematics

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Olallamys is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Ecuadorian birds and mammals collector Carlos Olalla.[3]

The genus Olallamys contains two species:

Phylogeny

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Olallamys is a member of the Echimyini clade of arboreal Echimyidae rodents. The closest relative of Olallamys is Dactylomys, and then Kannabateomys. These South American bamboo rats share unique features and are grouped under the informal clade name of "Dactylomyines".[4] The dactylomyines are the sister genera to Diplomys and Santamartamys. All these taxa are closely related to the genera Echimys, Phyllomys, Makalata, Pattonomys, and Toromys. In turn, these genera share phylogenetic affinities with the clade containing Lonchothrix and Mesomys, and with Isothrix.[5]

Genus-level cladogram of the Echimyini.
Echimyini 
         

  Isothrix

  "Eumysopines"  
         
         
         
         

  Pattonomys

  Toromys
  (Giant tree-rat)

         

  Makalata

The cladogram has been reconstructed from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA characters.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][5]

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