Greedy olalla rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Greedy olalla rat

| image =

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Roach, N. |author2=Naylor, L. |date=2016 |title=Olallamys edax |volume=2016 |page=e.T15190A22206486 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15190A22206486.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| genus = Olallamys

| species = edax

| authority = (Thomas, 1916)

| synonyms =

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The greedy olalla rat (Olallamys edax) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.{{MSW3 Hystricognathi | id = 13400421 | page = | heading = Species Olallamys edax}} It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The species name edax is a Latin word meaning greedy.{{cite book |language=fr |last=Gaffiot |first=Félix |date=1934 |title=Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français |place=Paris |publisher=Librairie Hachette |page=1278 |url=http://www.lexilogos.com/latin/gaffiot.php?q=edax |access-date=6 December 2017}}