Table 1.
Sampling plan for the brown rats and black rats collected in the present study. + visual observation, ++ visual observation, dead in the nest of a long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus), * road killed, ** captured in snap traps or live traps, +++ skulls collected in barn owl pellets.
| Locality-Village/City and District | R. rattus | R. norvegicus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead specimens | Aradippou-Larnaca | 18 * | 7 * |
| Kochi-Larnaca | 1 * | - | |
| Vavatsinia-Larnaka | 14 ** | - | |
| Pentakomo-Larnaka | 1 * | - | |
| Kelia-Larnaka | 1 * | - | |
| Livadia-Larnaka | 1 * | - | |
| Oroklini-Larnaka | 1 * | - | |
| Athienou-Larnaka | - | 1 ++ | |
| Geri-Nicosia | 4 ** | 3 ** | |
| Nissou-Nicosia | 1 * | - | |
| Neo Chorio Kythreas-Nicosia | - | 1 * | |
| Mia Milia-Nicosia (visual observations only) | - | 1 + | |
| Chloraka-Paphos | 160 ** | - | |
| Liopetri-Famagusta | 1 * | 1 * | |
| Pissouri-Limassol (Lemesos) | 1 * | - | |
| Troodos (locality Livadi tou Pashia)-Limassol (Lemesos) | 1 * | - | |
| Total number of collected specimens | 205 | 14 | |
| Skulls collected from owl pellets | Xylophagou-Larnaca | 1 +++ | - |
| Machaeras Monastery-Troodos mountains | 3 +++ | - | |
| Kissonerga-Paphos | 5 +++ | - | |
| Polis-Paphos | 4 +++ | - | |
| Vavatsinia-Larnaca | 5 +++ | - | |
| Total number of collected specimens and skulls | 223 | 14 |