Spilaio Katofygiou

Higher Geography

Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Irakleio,
Municipality: Viannos,
Closest Settlement: Katofygi

Cave Synonyms

Neraidas Spilios

Cave type

Natural

Fauna

• Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866, Hanak et al. 2001, Benda et al. 2009
  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.
• Hanak, V., Benda, P., Ruedi, M., Homcek, I. & Sofianidou, T. 2001. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part 2. New records and review of distribution of bats in Greece. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 65: 279-346.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Katofygiou, Katofygi, Viannos, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 29.04.2026