Rattus rattus
Black Rat
As recorded: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- W H Watanabe, Rodent Control, Hawaii Dept. of HealthRodent Control →Hawaii Dept. of Health →Henry Watanabe Jr →
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4639, -157.9530
- Identified by
- A C Ziegler / confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →Alan C. Ziegler →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Rattus rattus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 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)
2026-05-21
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
no rights reserved
2026-04-04
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rattus rattus. BPBM 9146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95093782. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/9146.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95093782 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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