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BPBM 153618Vertebrate 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
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.

2023-03-16
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) McKenna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 153618. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95102205. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/153618.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95102205 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
