BPBM 185139Vertebrate Zoology
Rattus exulans
Polynesian Rat
As recorded: Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- G Beauprez, et al
- Collector number
- Collector Number: CNMI 816*
- Locality
- no exact locality
- Island
- Aguiguan Island
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Coordinates
- 14.8529, 145.5580
- Identified by
- S Vogt
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Rattus exulans observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-14.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rattus exulans. BPBM 185139. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165334744. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185139.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165334744 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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