Evidence found
4,120 records across 28 countries and territories, 1839–2024.
Rattus exulans · GBIF taxon key 2439244
Where has the Polynesian Rat been recorded?
Rattus exulans occurrence evidence comes from 4,120 records in 28 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2024. Most records come from Indonesia.
- 4,120 records
- 28 places
- 94 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18392024
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Polynesian Rat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Polynesian Rat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,140 | |
| Philippines | 1,102 | |
| United States | 224 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 203 | |
| Solomon Islands | 145 | |
| Malaysia | 50 | |
| French Polynesia | 45 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 36 | |
| ZZ | 34 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 23 | |
| New Caledonia | 18 | |
| Myanmar | 15 | |
| Samoa | 15 | |
| Vietnam | 11 | |
| American Samoa | 10 | |
| Cambodia | 9 | |
| Marshall Islands | 7 | |
| Micronesia | 6 | |
| Cook Islands | 5 | |
| United Kingdom | 5 | |
| Thailand | 5 | |
| Kiribati | 4 | |
| DR Congo | 2 | |
| Guam | 2 | |
| Laos | 1 | |
| Palau | 1 | |
| Singapore | 1 | |
| Vanuatu | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.