Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Indomalayan origin, widely introduced across the globe as a result of human activities
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Maara, Paragamian 1993
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Prosotsani / Closest settlement: Angitis
  • Spilaio Alistratis, Paragamian 1992, Beron 2016
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Nea Zichni / Closest settlement: Alistrati
IUCN Red List
LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book
LC - Least Concern
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Paragamian, K. 1992. Study of the environment of the cave “Alistrati”, Serres before its tourist arrangement. [In Greek with English summary]. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce, 20: 77-94.
  • Paragamian, K. 1993. Environmental study on the arrangement and management of the Maara cave, Kokkinogia, Drama. Final report.. Democritus University of Xanthi, Greece, 45 p. (in Greek).
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 22.11.2025, Accessed 09.03.2026