BPBM 148205Vertebrate Zoology
Rattus exulans
Polynesian Rat
As recorded: Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- US Fish & Wildlife ServiceU.S. Fish →Wildlife Service →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Hilo (vicinity of)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6961, -155.0850
- Identified by
- A C Ziegler
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Rattus exulans observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-04-02.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rattus exulans. BPBM 148205. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95104415. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/148205.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95104415 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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