Cave fauna of Greece database

Spilaio Mikropolis

Higher Geography: Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki,
Sub-Region: Drama,
Municipality: Prosotsani,
Closest Settlement: Mikropoli

Protection status

GR1260004 - Koryfes Orous Menoikion - Oros Kouskouras - Ypsoma - Spilaio Pelade (Special Area of Conservation): Law 3937/2011 (OGG/Α 60/31.03.2011), Joint Ministerial Decision 50743/2017 (OGG 4432/B/15.12.17). Check site’s Standard Data Form
GR1260009 - Koilada Timiou Prodromou-menoikion (Special Protection Area): Law 3937/2011 (OGG/Α 60/31.03.2011), Joint Ministerial Decision 50743/2017 (OGG 4432/B/15.12.17). Check site’s Standard Data Form

Fauna

Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817), Hanak et al. 2001, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Miniopteridae
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Hanak et al. 2001, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), Hanak et al. 2001, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae

Species references

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
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. 2025. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Mikropolis, Mikropoli, Prosotsani, Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 15.02.2021, Accessed 01.11.2025