
Rattus rattus
Black Rat
As recorded: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- ?
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rattus rattus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32,487 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-03.

2026-11-03
Green Mountain Campground, O'Reilly, QLD, AU
(c) joelfaulkner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-03
Cape Schanck Rd, Cape Schanck, VIC, AU
(c) dager20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-02
S Green St, Murray, UT, US
(c) Mia Raddatz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-02
Garcas, Piracicaba - SP, Brasil
(c) Fernando Igor de Godoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-02
ул. 30-й Иркутской Дивизии, Краснодар, Краснодарский край, Россия, 350088
(c) Viktor SWA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-02
Neuenheim, Technologiepark, 69120 Heidelberg, Deutschland
(c) easyisabelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Rattus rattus. BPBM 153332. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95101493. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/153332.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95101493 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
