Table 2. Polynesian rats with an aberrant coat pattern.

Specimens are first ordered according to the biogeographic region and then on specimen number. The number of ecologically relevant native predators and competitors and island area (km²) are from Van der Geer, Lomolino & Lyras (2017, 2018), except for Batam (Meijaard, 2003) and Malenge (Laurie & Hill, 1954). Area is rounded to the nearest integer.

Region	Country		Specimen				sex	aberrant coat pattern
Mainland	Vietnam		USNM	357550			m	albino
Region	Island	Area			Predators	Competitors
Micronesia	Saipan	123	USNM	277708	0	0	f	hazelnut colour (dark buff)
	Pohnpei	334	USNM	301999	0	0	f	melanistic, also underside
Polynesia	Hawaii	10,435	USNM	324887	0	0	f	piebald, mixture of white and brown, also at underside
	Kure	1	USNM	338630	0	0	f	very dark, toward melanistic
	Kauai	1,435	USNM	570868	0	0	f	very dark, toward melanistic; few white hairs
	Kiritimati	321	USNM	338688	0	0	m	ash grey, toward leucism
Sunda Shelf Islands	Batam	399	USNM	143251	0	0	f	blackish patches, mainly on head and shoulder and median ridge of back; very clear at underside of mandible, left cheek and right front leg
	Java	138,794	USNM	481593	13	7	m	white spot between the shoulders
Wallacea	Malenge	13	AMNH	153296	0	1	m	buff coloured, large irregular patches at underside
	Sulawesi	180,681	AMNH	153015	1	36	f	white patches on both shoulders
	Sulawesi	180,681	AMNH	153037	1	36	f	white patch sagitally on back
	Luzon	109,965	USNM	145823	0	40	m	white patch below left shoulder
	Luzon	109,965	USNM	145827	0	40	f	white patch at left shoulder
	Mindoro	10,572	USNM	278589	0	6	m	leucism: buff coloured, slightly darker than albino, underside almost white (”aberrant color” on label)