Spilaio Agiou Antoniou

Higher Geography
Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Rethymno,
Municipality: Amari,
Closest Settlement: Patsos
Cave Synonyms
Spilaio Ermou Kranaiou, Spilaio Patsou
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • Archaeological Site - Ministerial Decisions: 21220/10-8-1967 (OGG 527/Β/24-8-1967), 36852/2942/12-10-1973 (OGG 1242/Β/16-10-1973)
  • GR4330004 - Prassano Farangi - Patsos - Sfakoryako Rema - Paralia Rethymnou and Ekvoli Geropotamou, Akr. Lianos Kavos - Perivolia (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
  • Brachytarsina flavipennis Macquart, 1851, Ševčík et al. 2013
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Diptera / Family: Streblidae
  • Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837), Benda et al. 2009, Benda et al. 2019, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Benda et al. 2009, Benda et al. 2019, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    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.
  • Benda, P., Ševčík, M., Bego, F., Sachanowicz, K., Spitzenberger, F., Tájek, P., Tájková, P., Uhrin, M. 2019. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 15. The fauna of bats and bat ectoparasites of Albania with a catalogue of bats from the western Balkans in the collection of the National Museum, Prague. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem. 83: 1–238
  • 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
  • Ševčík, M., Benda, P. & Lučan, R. K. 2013. Diptera Pupipara from bats of two large eastern Mediterranean islands, Crete and Cyprus. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 37: 31-37.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Agiou Antoniou, Patsos, Amari, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 14.12.2023, Accessed 18.10.2025