Artificial tunnel at southern coast of Palaochora

Higher Geography
Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Chania,
Municipality: Kantanos - Selino,
Closest Settlement: Palaiochora
Cave type
Artificial
Fauna
  • Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866, Martens 1967, Benda et al. 2009
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Martens 1967, Benda et al. 2009
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
Species references
  • Benda, P., Georgiakakis, P., Dietz, C., Hanak, V., Galanaki, K., Markantonatou, V., Chudarkova, A., Hulva, P. & Horacek, I. 2009. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 7. The bat fauna of Crete, Greece. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 72 (3-4): 105-190.
  • Martens, J. 1967. Plecotus austriacus (Fischer) auf Kreta; mit Bemerkungen zu weiteren Arten (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Bonn. Zool. Beitr., 18 (3-4): 253-362.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Artificial tunnel at southern coast of Palaochora, Palaiochora, Kantanos - Selino, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 08.02.2026