Spilaio Daskalogianni

Higher Geography

Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Chania,
Municipality: Sfakia,
Closest Settlement: Chora Sfakion

Cave type

Natural

Protection status

• GR4340008 - Lefka Ori and Paraktia Zoni (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

Fauna

• Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
  Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Miniopteridae
• Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857), Georgiakakis et al. 2023, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
  Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae

Cave references

• Plymakis AG 2002. Caves at Chania. Volume A’. Chania, Crete, 417 pp. ISBN 960-91609-1-3 (in Greek)

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. 2025. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Daskalogianni, Chora Sfakion, Sfakia, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 26.10.2023, Accessed 01.11.2025