Anonymous cave at Papigko

Higher Geography
Region: Ipeiros,
Sub-Region: Ioannina,
Municipality: Zagori,
Closest Settlement: Papigko
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR2130001 - Ethnikos Drymos Vikou - Aoou (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
  • GR2130009 - Oros Tymfi (Gkamila) (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
  • Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837), Hanak et al. 2001, Georgiev & Ivanova 2018, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817), Hanak et al. 2001, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Miniopteridae
  • Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857), Hanak et al. 2001, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817), Hanak et al. 2001, Beron 2016, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Plecotus kolombatovici Dulic, 1980, Hanak et al. 2001
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • 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
  • Georgiev D, Ivanova V. 2018. Study on the Psocoptera fauna of Corfu (Kerkyra) Island, Greece. Parnassiana Archives, 6:55–62
  • 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 Anonymous cave at Papigko, Papigko, Zagori, Ipeiros. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 03.05.2018, Accessed 18.10.2025