Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)

Cook-Price, Dawn R., Petko, Olga N., Makchai, Sunchai, Artchawakom, Taksin & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2025, Mammal diversity survey of Ko Pha-ngan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, ZooKeys 1229, pp. 77-102 : 77-102

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1229.118127
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14925534
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scientific name	Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)
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Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848) View in CoL

Fig. 11 A Polynesian Rat View Figure 11

Notes.

This nocturnal and omnivorous species was captured in a live trap in three human settlement areas, and primarily lives around homes and restaurants. The authors acknowledge the map shows one human-disturbed area; however, it was trapped at a restaurant and therefore its proximity in human settlement determined the categorization.

Figures

Figure 11. A Rattus exulans (Polynesian rat) B Rattus tanezumi (Tanezumi rat).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae
Genus	Rattus

Specimens