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Rattus norvegicus in life
In life — Brown Rat, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mark Philpott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM 153217Vertebrate Zoology

Rattus norvegicus

Brown Rat

As recorded: Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
R Nikaido
Locality
Honolulu, (1839 Anapuni St.)
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Identified by
A C Ziegler / confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →Alan C. Ziegler →
Record type
Preserved specimen
36 Bishop specimens of Rattus norvegicusSpecies page ›

Cite this specimen

Rattus norvegicus. BPBM 153217. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95090806. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/153217.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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