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Rattus exulans in life
In life — Polynesian Rat, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij
BPBM 145901Vertebrate Zoology

Rattus exulans

Polynesian Rat

As recorded: Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
M L Goff & F J RadovskyM.L. Goff →F.J. Radovsky →
Locality
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Park Headquarters residential area
Island
Hawaiʻi Island
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
19.4272, -155.2560
Record type
Preserved specimen
1,156 Bishop specimens of Rattus exulans · collected 1924–1973Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Rattus exulans. BPBM 145901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95099248. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/145901.

Record sources