Spilaio Petralonon

Higher Geography
Region: Kentriki Makedonia,
Sub-Region: Chalkidiki,
Municipality: Nea Propontida,
Closest Settlement: Petralona
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • Archaeological Site - Ministerial Decisions: 5680/31-1-1983 (OGG 290/Β/30-5-1983), 56538/2799/14-6-2012 (OGG 216/ΑΑΠ/15-6-2012)
  • K820 - Petralona - Krini sti thesi Katsika Dimou Triglias [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 570/Β/2001
  • Landscape of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Ministerial Decision 5680/31-1-1983 (OGG 290/Β/30-5-1983)
Fauna
  • Brachytarsina flavipennis Macquart, 1851, Pieper 1965, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Diptera / Family: Streblidae
  • Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837), Beron 2016
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Limax graecus Simroth, 1889, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Limacidae
  • Myotis emarginatus (Geoffroy, 1806), Beron 2016
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Phthiridium biarticulatum Hermann, 1804, Pieper 1965, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Diptera / Family: Nycteribiidae
  • Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866, Beron 2016, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853, Ondrias 1965, Hanak et al. 2001, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Hanak et al. 2001, Beron 2016, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus mehelyi Matschie, 1901, Hanak et al. 2001, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Trechus subnotatus Dejean, 1831, Jeannel 1929, Wolf 1937b, Wolf 1938
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Carabidae
Cave references
  • Kanellis, A. 1962. The cave of Petralona. To Vouno Greek Mountaineering Club. 4:91–102.
  • Petrocheilos, I. 1960. A report on the study of the caves at Petralona (Chalkidiki). Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 5:140–154.
  • Petrocheilou, A. 1984. The Greek Caves. Ekdotiki Athinon 160pp.
  • Petrocheilou, A. 1972. The cave “Kokkines Petres” of Petralona, Chalkidiki. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 11:160–164.
  • Petrocheilou, A. 1964. The cave Kokkinon Petron of Petralona, Chalkidiki (CRNr 1044). Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 7:160–167.
  • Petrocheilou, A. 1962. The cave “Kokkinon Petron” of Petralona, Chalkidiki (CRNr 1044). Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 6:1–7.
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
  • 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.
  • Jeannel, R. 1929. Le sillon transegéen et description de Coléoptères cavernicoles nouveaux de la Grèce. Bull. Soc. Sci. Cluj, 2 (4): 59-84.
  • Karakasi D, Paragamian K, Mylonas M, Vardinoyannis K 2024. What`s crawling in the dark? An annotated list of gastropods in Greek caves.. Subterranean Biology 48: 73-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.48.113383
  • Ondrias, J. C. 1965. Die Säugetiere Griechenlands. Säugetierk. Mitt., 13 (3): 109-127.
  • Pieper, H. 1965. Über einige Fledermaus-Parasiten aus Griechenland. Entom. Zeitschr., 75 (3): 26-29.
  • Wolf, B. 1937. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. II. - Cavernarum Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1937). pp. 616.
  • Wolf, B. 1938. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. III. - Animalium Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1938). pp. 918.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Petralonon, Petralona, Nea Propontida, Kentriki Makedonia. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 20.04.2018, Accessed 18.10.2025