Tsoutouros mine galleries

Higher Geography
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki,
Sub-Region: Evros,
Municipality: Soufli,
Closest Settlement: Dadia
Cave type
Artificial
Protection status
  • GR1110002 - Dasos Dadias - Soufli (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
  • GR1110005 - Vouna Evrou - spilaia Didymoteichou kai Kefalovounou (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
  • K601 - Zioga-Kalyvia (Dadias-Soufliou) [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 305/Β/1986
Fauna
  • Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774), Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817), Hanak et al. 2001, Bilgin et al. 2008, Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Miniopteridae
  • Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857), Hanak et al. 2001, Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Myotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837), Hanak et al. 2001, Papadatou et al. 2008, Papadatou et al. 2009, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Myotis emarginatus (Geoffroy, 1806), Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797), Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774), Papadatou 2010
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825), Papadatou 2010
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853, Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus mehelyi Matschie, 1901, Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
Species references
  • Bilgin, R., Karataş, A., Çoraman, E., Disotell, T. and Morales, J.C. 2008. Regionally and climatically restricted patterns of distribution of genetic diversity in a migratory bat species, Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology,. 8: 209
  • 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.
  • Papadatou, E. 2010. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera): species diversity, distribution and abundance. In Catsadorakis, G. Källander, H. The Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park, Greece: Biodiversity, management and conservation. WWF Greece, Athens. pp. 215-226.
  • Papadatou, E., Butlin, R. K. & Altringham, J. D. 2008. Seasonal Roosting Habits and Population Structure of the Long-fingered Bat Myotis capaccinii in Greece. Journal of Mammalogy, 89 (2): 503-512.
  • Papadatou, E., Butlin, R. K., Pradel, R. & Altringham, J. D. 2009. Sex-specific roost movements and population dynamics of the vulnerable long-fingered bat, Myotis capaccinii. Biological Conservation, 142 (2): 280-289.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Fauna of the cave Tsoutouros mine galleries, Dadia, Soufli, 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 27.05.2018, Accessed 01.11.2025