Olallamys albicauda

(A. Günther, 1879)

White-tailed Olalla Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Echimyidae
Subfamily : Echimyinae
Tribe : Echimyini
Genus : Olallamys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Günther, A. 1879-06. On a new rodent from Medellin. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879(1):144-145.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28520601

Original name as described

Thrinacodus albicauda

Other common names

Colombian Soft-furred Spiny-rat

Type material

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"vicinity of Medellin, Colombian Confederation," Antioquia, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001420

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Thrinacodus apolinari

(J. A. Allen, 1914)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

apolinari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-36245

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-36245

Authority page

387

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Thrinacodus albicauda

(A. Günther, 1879)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28520601

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Olallamys albicauda

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15189/22206388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Olallamys albicauda albicauda

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

587

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Olallamys albicauda apolinari

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

apolinari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

587

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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