Rattus rattus
Black Rat
As recorded: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- F G Howarth
- Locality
- Kazumura Cave, 5 mi SE of Mountain View
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rattus rattus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 166 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-20
HI, US
(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rattus rattus. BPBM 146993. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95101418. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/146993.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95101418 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026