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Polynesian Rat

Rattus exulans

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 32, February 27, March 32, April 20, May 16, June 15, July 22, August 16, September 18, October 21, November 22, December 31.
United States275
Hawaii270
Thailand13
Kansas4
Australia4
New Zealand4
Western Australia4
Samut Prakan Province4
Chile3
Región de Valparaíso3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilyOld World Mice and Rats · Muridae
GenusOld World Rats · Rattus

Sources

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Practise Polynesian Rat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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