Rattus exulans
Polynesian Rat
As recorded: Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- C H Kishinami & T A LopezCarla H. Kishinami →T.A. Lopez →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Mokapu Peninsula, 50-400 m SSW Kii Point, Ulupau Crater, (Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station), site 21
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4570, -157.7280
- Identified by
- C H Kishinami
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Rattus exulans observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-03.
2026-06-03
Koko Head District Park, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Bethany Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-20
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-16
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) McKenna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rattus exulans. BPBM 179917. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95105146. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/179917.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95105146 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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