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    The Polynesian rat, Pacific rat or little rat (Rattus exulans), known to the Māori as kiore, is the third most widespread species of rat in the world behind...
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    (Rattus enganus) – Indonesia (potentially extinct) Philippine forest rat (Rattus everetti) – the Philippines Polynesian rat or kiore (Rattus exulans)...
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    Māori, who hunted moa to extinction, introduced the Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans), and destroyed large tracts of forest by fire. Haast's eagle was first...
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    rat (Rattus norvegicus), and related species like the black rat (Rattus rattus), Rattus pyctoris, Rattus nitidus, Rattus argentiventer, Rattus tanezumi...
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    habitat loss and introduced predators, such as the Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans). Tuatara were extinct on the mainland, with the remaining populations...
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    "Molecular Genetic Evidence for the Place of Origin of the Pacific Rat, Rattus exulans". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e91356. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...991356T. doi:10.1371/journal...
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  • and 1990 (Rinke, 5–8 April). The only mammal native to the island is Rattus exulans, the Polynesian rat. In a survey conducted in 1990, the most common...
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    one coconut crab was observed killing and eating a Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans). In 2016, a large coconut crab was observed climbing a tree to disable...
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    (Monachus schauinslandi) haul out on its beaches. The polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) has been on the island since it was discovered. The coral reef is a...
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    mammalian predators on its island, such as black rats (Rattus rattus), Polynesian rats (Rattus exulans), feral cats (Felis catus), and free-ranging goats...
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