Rattus rattus
Black Rat
As recorded: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: B52156 A1
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Region
- Philippines
- Identified by
- K M Helgen, 2007
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rattus rattus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32,466 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-02.
2026-11-02
S Green St, Murray, UT, US
(c) Mia Raddatz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-02
ул. 30-й Иркутской Дивизии, Краснодар, Краснодарский край, Россия, 350088
(c) Viktor SWA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-02
Bellbrae VIC 3228, Australia
(c) e_greenie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
McCormick St NE, Olympia, WA, US
(c) clarawoodie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Purisima Creek Trail, Redwood City, CA, US
(c) Albus Ringdorf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Sterling Pl, New York, NY, US
(c) madsersch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rattus rattus. BPBM 185215. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165334820. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185215.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165334820 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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