Animals

These are some of the pest animals you might see on and around coconut palms and feeding on coconut nuts. Click on the 'More information' links to find out more.

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R. exulans_opt

Reddish-brown rat with white underside. Close up showing a dark band on the hind foot (The Polynesian rat) (© Gerald McCormackCook Islands Natural Heritage Trust)
  Rats (kimoa - Polynesian rat). Can be mistaken for other rats.

comparison R_opt

Smaller dark coloured rat with large features (black rat) (a) compared to a larger bodied brown coloured rat (brown rat) (b) (© Crown Copyright 2009, GBNNSS)

 

 

 

 

Rats (black rat - also called ship rat). Can be mistaken for other rats.

Rattus norvegicus_opt

Brown rat with a tail no longer than its body and small ears in comparison to its large body size (© John Hitchmough, Flickr)
  Rats (brown rat - also called Norwegian rat). Can be mistaken for other rats.