Spilaio Pelaou

Higher Geography
Region: Ionioi Nisoi,
Sub-Region: Kerkyra,
Municipality: Kerkyra,
Closest Settlement: Agios Matthaios
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • K238 - Pantokrator Vigla (Ag. Matthaiou) [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 600/Β/76
Fauna
  • Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866, Georgiakakis et al. 2023, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), 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
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Pelaou, Agios Matthaios, Kerkyra, Ionioi Nisoi. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 13.12.2023, Accessed 09.03.2026