Spilaio Chalepiou

Higher Geography
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki,
Sub-Region: Xanthi,
Municipality: Xanthi,
Closest Settlement: Chalepi
Cave type
Natural
Fauna
  • Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866, Georgiakakis et al. 2023, Moulistanos et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853, Georgiakakis et al. 2023, Moulistanos et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Georgiakakis et al. 2023, Moulistanos et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), Georgiakakis et al. 2023, Moulistanos 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
  • Moulistanos A, Chatzoglou G, Karaiskou N, Gkagkavouzis K, Minoudi S, Papoulidis I, Alivizatos C, Panagiotopoulou M, Youlatos D, Tsaktsira M, Triantafyllidis A, Scaltsoyiannes A. 2023. Genetic diversity of bat species in the cross-border area of Greece and Bulgaria. Journal of Biological Research – Thessaloniki, 30:6 https://doi.org/10.26262/jbrt.v30i0.9024
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Chalepiou, Chalepi, Xanthi, 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 17.12.2023, Accessed 22.04.2026