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. 2019 May 8;7:e6894. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6894

Table 1. List of mainland countries and islands with number of Polynesian rats sampled in this study.

Region Country or Island Gender
Female Male Unknown Subtotal Total
Mainland 370
Bangladesh 2 0 0 2
Burma 3 5 0 8
Laos 3 2 0 5
Malaysia 6 5 0 11
Myanmar 19 16 0 35
Thailand 83 60 4 147
Vietnam 84 77 1 162
Melanesia 757
Bougainville 38 47 0 85
Efaté 4 2 0 6
Emirau 1 4 0 5
Espiritu Santo 17 18 0 35
Fergusson 3 4 0 7
Fiji (island N/A) 2 1 1 4
Goodenough 11 12 0 23
Grande Terre 33 20 0 53
Guadalcanal 17 27 2 46
Kiriwinia Island 2 0 0 2
Misima Island 3 2 0 5
New Britain 15 15 1 31
New Guinea 152 198 30 380
New Ireland 2 2 0 4
Normanby Island 11 14 0 25
Nusi Island 0 1 0 1
Ontong Java 3 2 0 5
Rossel Island 9 10 0 19
Ugi 0 1 0 1
Vanatinai 4 9 0 13
Woodlark Island 4 3 0 7
Micronesia 292
And atoll 1 0 0 1
Arno atoll 4 1 0 5
Babelthuap Island 3 1 0 4
Bikar atoll 6 6 1 13
Bikini Atoll 3 11 0 14
Carlos Island 1 2 1 4
Caroline Islands (island N/A) 1 1 0 2
David Island 1 0 0 1
Dick Island 1 0 0 1
Enewetok Atoll 1 1 0 2
Guam 20 41 0 61
Guguan Island 0 2 0 2
Kalap Island 1 0 0 1
Kapingamarangi Atoll 2 1 0 3
Kayangel Atoll 0 1 0 1
Koror Island 11 10 0 21
Kosrae 1 3 0 4
Kwajalein Atoll 1 0 0 1
Majuro Atoll 1 9 0 10
Moen Island 3 2 0 5
Peleliu Island 0 1 0 1
Pohnpei 23 9 0 32
Ponam 1 0 0 1
Rongelap Atoll 2 4 0 6
Saipan 7 1 0 8
Taka Atoll 0 2 0 2
Tinian Island 0 2 0 2
Ulithi Atoll 18 43 0 61
Wake Island 8 14 0 22
Polynesia 424
Atafu Atoll 2 0 0 2
Aunu’U Island 2 5 0 7
Birnie Atoll 6 18 0 24
Fakaofo Atoll 1 1 0 2
Hatutaa Island 2 2 0 4
Hawaii 18 16 1 35
Hen Island 1 3 0 4
Kiritimati 0 1 5 6
Kanton 6 2 2 10
Kauai 1 0 0 1
Kure Atoll 25 36 1 62
Little Barrier 18 17 0 35
Manra Island 1 0 0 1
Macauley 1 1 0 2
Maui 7 6 0 13
North Island* 6 7 73 86
Niuafo’Ou Island 1 2 0 3
Nukunonu Atoll 1 1 0 2
Oahu 13 13 1 27
Ofu 7 3 0 10
Olosega 2 2 0 2
Onotoa Atoll 2 3 1 6
Orona Atoll 1 1 1 3
Pitcairn 0 3 1 4
Raoul 6 1 1 8
Raroia Atoll 4 3 0 7
Repanga 2 5 0 7
Rose Atoll 3 5 0 8
Rurima Rocks 0 0 4 4
South Island 1 2 3 6
Stewart 0 2 0 2
Swains Island 7 4 0 11
Tahiti 0 0 1 1
Ta’u Island 0 1 0 1
Tepoto 1 0 0 1
Vostok Island 5 5 0 10
Whakaari 2 5 0 7
Sunda Shelf Islands 478
Bali 2 5 0 7
Borneo 75 55 3 133
Borneo, Pulo Balik Kukup 10 16 0 26
Java 53 88 0 141
Palawan 25 27 5 57
Palawan, Balabac Island 11 11 0 22
Culion 3 2 0 5
Sumatra 19 25 0 44
Sumatra, Banka Island 1 0 0 1
Sumatra, Batam Island 4 0 0 4
Sumatra, Nias Island 4 1 0 5
Sumatra, Simeulue 5 17 0 22
Wallacea 722
Ambon 1 1 0 2
Basilan Island 0 3 0 3
Buru 0 1 0 1
Busuanga Island 8 9 0 17
Catanduanes 1 0 0 1
Halmahera 10 20 2 32
Leyte 1 0 1 2
Luzon 104 104 10 218
Malenge Island 11 14 0 25
Mindanao 24 15 4 33
Mindoro 20 23 2 45
Negros 11 18 2 31
Panay 4 1 0 5
Peleng Island 9 4 0 13
Polillo Island 0 0 1 1
Samar 4 5 0 9
Sulawesi 118 147 0 265
Taliabu 9 9 1 19
Total 3,043