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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 177066Vertebrate Zoology

Rattus exulans

Polynesian Rat

As recorded: Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
J D Reichel
Island
Alamagon Island
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
1,156 Bishop specimens of Rattus exulans · collected 1924–1973Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Rattus exulans. BPBM 177066. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95084339. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/177066.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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