Animal specimen, Rodent trap

Description
Mammal specimen: Kiore (Polynesian rat, Pacific rat). The rat has a light brown and grey coloured pelt. The rat was found in a rat trap. The rat trap is constructed from a tree branch, split and forked at one end, with additional split branches encircling the fork, attached with plant fibres.
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Description
Mammal specimen: Kiore (Polynesian rat, Pacific rat). The rat has a light brown and grey coloured pelt. The rat was found in a rat trap. The rat trap is constructed from a tree branch, split and forked at one end, with additional split branches encircling the fork, attached with plant fibres.
Subject categories
Birds
Department
Natural History - Puna Taiao
ID number
30230

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