Species profile—Rattus exulans (Pacific rat)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Muridae (rats and mice) → Rattus exulans (Pacific rat)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Muridae (rats and mice)
- Scientific name
- Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)
- Common name
- Pacific rat
- WildNet taxon ID
- 740
- Alternate name(s)
- Polynesian rat
- Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
- Prohibited Matter
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Exotic
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=740.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
