Rattus rattus
Black Rat
As recorded: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- N Wilson
- Locality
- Castle Peak Sta.
- Island
- New Territories
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- K M Helgen, 2007
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rattus rattus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32,295 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Abc Wharf, Norwich, England, GB
(c) cobrachicken17, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Kreuzstraße, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE
(c) nicole3210, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Krefeld
(c) entchensocke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Kent, UK
(c) jharper211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Camden Haven NSW, Australia
(c) dianesw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Av. Parque Águas Claras com Av. Boulevard Norte - Águas Claras, Brasília - DF, 71928-720, Brasil
(c) Lucas Porcellis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rattus rattus. BPBM 65049. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95107601. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-hk/65049.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95107601 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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