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Rattus exulans in life
In life — Polynesian Rat, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij
BPBM 9046Vertebrate Zoology

Rattus exulans

Polynesian Rat

As recorded: Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
W H C Greig
Locality
exact locality unknown
Island
Tabuaeran Atoll
Region
Kiribati
Record type
Preserved specimen
1,156 Bishop specimens of Rattus exulans · collected 1924–1973Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Rattus exulans. BPBM 9046. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95097355. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/9046.

Record sources