Guidelines for Urban Rat Control
type: Dataset
description: There are three species of rat in the Pacific, the Polynesian rat Rattus exulans (the smallest), the ship rat Rattus rattus and the Norwegian rat Rattus norvegicus (the largest). Rats are one of the most damaging pests in urban zones, and this document is a guide on how and why it is necessary to control in the region.
language: en
date created: 21-07-2021T03:07:03.0
date modified: 16-07-2025T22:07:50.0
publisher: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
subject of: Biodiversity
keywords: rats control
keywords: invasive species
keywords: rattus
keywords: pests
license: https://pacific-data.sprep.org/resource/public-data-license-agreement-0
spatial: POLYGON ((-218.80534172058 -1.270243765427, -140.41992902756 3.1551281561367, -120.62825202942 -20.846650154848, -201.61783218384 -29.552935849785))
spatial coverage: Pacific Region
accountable person: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program
distribution: Guideline for Urban Rat Control
  type: DataDownload
  file format: pdf
  encoding format: application/pdf
  content size: 68491
  description: A guide on how urban rats can be controlled