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BPBM 153617Vertebrate Zoology

Rattus exulans

Polynesian Rat

As recorded: Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
J F Illingworth
Locality
Waiahole Ditch
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.4469, -158.0240
Record type
Preserved specimen
1,156 Bishop specimens of Rattus exulans · collected 1924–1973Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Rattus exulans observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-03-16.

Rattus exulans observed 2023-03-16

2023-03-16

Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) McKenna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rattus exulans observed 2020-02-24

2020-02-24

Hauula, HI, USA

(c) kanzo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Rattus exulans. BPBM 153617. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95102202. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/153617.

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