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Rattus norvegicus

(Berkenhout, 1769)
Chordata » Rodentia » Muridae » Rattus norvegicus
Common name (English)
Brown rat
Common name (Greek)
Καφέ αρουραίος
Ηabitat
D: Wetlands
E: Grasslands
F: Heathland
G: Woodland
I: Cultivated
J: Artificial
X: Miscellaneous
Global distribution

Australia 13 0; Caribbean 133 0; Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) 373 0; North America 132 0; Southern Asia 128 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2019
Online resource
http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1…
Pathway
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Hitchhikers on ship/boat – Ship
References

Hadjisterkotis E, Konstantinou G, Sanna D, Pirastru M, Mereu P (2019) The first record of Rattus norvegicus on the island of Cyprus and the expected effect on agriculture and local biota. X International Agriculture Symposium, Agrosym 2019, Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3-6 October 2019. Proceedings 2019 pp.236-241 ref.26

Hadjisterkotis E, Konstantinou G, Sanna D, Pirastru M, Mereu P (2020) First mtDNA Sequences and Body Measurements for Rattus norvegicus from the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus. Life 10(8): 136. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10080136

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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Akrotiri Environment

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