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Rattus rattus
Black Rat
As recorded: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- M Nadchatram & R M MitchellRudy Mitchell →M. Nadchatram →
- Locality
- Gokarna Game Reserve
- Region
- Nepal
- Identified by
- K M Helgen, 2007
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rattus rattus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32,359 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30
James Watt South Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
(c) rodda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
U Möckernbrücke, Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 10963 Berlin, Deutschland
(c) Sophie Lokatis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Workington, UK
no rights reserved

2026-10-30
Queensland, AU
(c) shousehouse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR, US
(c) Allison Padilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Minsk, BY-MI, BY
(c) Dzhus Maxim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Rattus rattus. BPBM 30572. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95095468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-np/30572.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95095468 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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