Domestic Cat

Domestic Cat (Felis sylvestris catus)
National University of Singapore (NUS) campus, 14th March 2012

This photograph of a dead kitten was taken by Kwang Wei Sim, and shared by Ong SayLin on Facebook.

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• The Herpetofauna and Mammals of Semakau Landfill
• Cat Welfare Society
• Animal Diversity Web
• National Geographic Animal Facts
• Invasive Species Compendium
• Global Invasive Species Database

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) campus, 8th March 2012

This photograph of a blue-eared kingfisher carcass was taken by Ho Yong Sheng and shared by Gabriel Zhou.

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• The Birds of Singapore
• The Digital Nature Archive of Singapore
• The Tidechaser: Kingfishers, Rollers, Bee-eaters & Hornbills (Phylum Chordata: Order Coraciiformes) of Singapore
• Oriental Bird Images
• Internet Bird Collection
• BirdForum Opus
• IUCN Red List

Rat (Rattus sp.)
Marine Parade, 2nd July 2011

This photograph of a rather badly mangled rat carcass was shared by Liana Tang.

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This could be any of the following species of rat, which are commonly encountered in urban areas:

Oriental House Rat or Asian House Rat (Rattus tanezumi), formerly considered a subspecies of the Common House Rat or Black Rat (Rattus rattus)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Herpetofauna and Mammals of Semakau Landfill
• IUCN Red List
• Multiple Geographic Origins of Commensalism and Complex Dispersal History of Black Rats

Brown Rat or Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

• NParks Fauna&FloraWeb
• Global Invasive Species Database
• Invasive Species Compendium
• Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe
• Animal Diversity Web
• ARKive
• IUCN Red List

Polynesian Rat (Rattus exulans)

• Ecology Asia
• Global Invasive Species Database
• Invasive Species Compendium
• Animal Diversity Web
• IUCN Red List
• The Ecology of Rattus exulans (Peale) Reviewed
• Origin, Dispersal Routes, and Geographic Distribution of Rattus exulans, with Special Reference to New Zealand

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
Hougang, 7th November 2011

This photograph of a dead Red-whiskered Bulbul was shared by Jocelyn Yin.

My guess is that someone’s pet died, and the owner opted for an extremely lazy means of disposal, by abandoning the cage with the body of the dead bird inside at the refuse collection point.

Find out how you can contribute to Monday Morgue too.

• NParks Flora&FaunaWeb
• The Tidechaser: Passerines or Perching Birds (Phylum Chordata: Order Passeriformes) of Singapore
  
• Oriental Bird Images
• Planet of Birds
• Internet Bird Collection
• BirdForum Opus
• Birds in Backyards
• Oiseaux-birds.com
• Hawaii Invasive Species Partnership
• Global Invasive Species Database
• IUCN Red List