Rattus exulans - #761

Pacific Rat
Side view
Geographic Distribution

E Bangladesh, C and S Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, C and S Vietnam, Yongxing Isl in the Xisha Arch (in South China Sea southeast of Hainan Isl between 16E and 18EN), E Taiwan and Miyakojima Isl in S Ryukyus, Sundaic region (incl. Mentawai Isls, and islands of Enggano, Nias, and Simeulule), Christmas Isl, Sulawesi, Philippines, Moluccas, and Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Isls); New Guinea Region, SW Pacific Isls Adele and Murray Isls off the coast of NW and NE Australia (not recorded from mainland), Micronesia, New Zealand, Polynesia (including Caroline Isls), Hawaiian Isls, and Easter Isl. Not documented from Andaman or Nicobar Isls.

Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Rattus
Specific Epithet
exulans
Image Location
Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, UK
Image Date
1974
Photographer
E J Taylor