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