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Rattus rattus in life
In life — Black Rat, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) E. Raven Teva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by E. Raven Teva

Rattus rattus

Black Rat

As recorded: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
P Temple
Region
Solomon Islands
Coordinates
-7.7516, 156.6540
Identified by
A C Ziegler / confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →Alan C. Ziegler →
Record type
Preserved specimen
579 Bishop specimens of Rattus rattus · collected 1964–1968Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Rattus rattus. BPBM 23200. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95096133. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-bsip/23200.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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