Cave fauna of Greece database

Anonymous Pothole (Keri)

Higher Geography: Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Irakleio,
Municipality: Malevizi,
Closest Settlement: Tylisos

Protection status

K705 - Almyros potamos – Keri Dimon Gaziou kai Tylissou [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 680/Β/2002

Fauna

Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), Benda et al. 2009, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae

Species references

Benda, P., Georgiakakis, P., Dietz, C., Hanak, V., Galanaki, K., Markantonatou, V., Chudarkova, A., Hulva, P. & Horacek, I. 2009. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 7. The bat fauna of Crete, Greece. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 72 (3-4): 105-190.
Georgiakakis P, Kafkaletou Diez A, Salvarina I, Benda P, Billington G, Dietz C, Billington J, Cove D, Davison S, Cooke M, Papadatou E. 2023. The Bats of Greece: An Updated Review of Their Distribution, Ecology and Conservation. Animals. 2023; 13(15):2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152529

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Anonymous Pothole (Keri), Tylisos, Malevizi, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 12.12.2023, Accessed 18.04.2026