Rattus rattus
Black Rat
As recorded: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 rattus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-28.
2026-09-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-17
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rattus rattus. BPBM 153629. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95103639. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/153629.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95103639 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026