Spilaio Kypia

Higher Geography

Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Lasithi,
Municipality: Siteia,
Closest Settlement: Kalamafki

Cave type

Natural

Fauna

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

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 Kypia, Kalamafki, Siteia, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 08.12.2023, Accessed 01.11.2025