Rattus rattus
Black Rat
As recorded: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- L P Richards
- Island
- West New Guinea Dist.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Identified by
- A C Ziegler / confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →Alan C. Ziegler →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rattus rattus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32,299 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
Central Park W, New York, NY, US
(c) samelsen5, 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)
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Cite this specimen
Rattus rattus. BPBM 22190. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95094617. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/22190.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95094617 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026