Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat
As recorded: Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- C P Hoyt
- Locality
- Honolulu, (1566 Thurston Ave.)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3072, -157.8430
- Identified by
- A C Ziegler / confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →Alan C. Ziegler →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Rattus norvegicus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-20.
2025-04-20
Downtown, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) kmogren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-01-12
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2023-09-17
McCully - Moiliili, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-28
Honolulu
(c) parkerkupukaakrueger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) parkerkupukaakrueger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-12-24
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) chaser88, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rattus norvegicus. BPBM 153247. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95090821. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/153247.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95090821 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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