Artificial tunnels

Higher Geography

Region: Notio Aigaio,
Sub-Region: Kastellorizo,
Municipality: Megisti,
Closest Settlement: Kastellorizo

Cave type

Artificial

Protection status

• GR4210004 - Kastellorizo kai nisides Ro kai Strongyli kai paraktia thalassia 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

• Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Strachinis et al. 2018, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
  Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae

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
• Strachinis I, Kalaentzis K., Katsiyiannis P. & Kazilas C. 2018. First record of the Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Pteropodidae), from Kastellorizo island, Greece.. Mammalia, 82: 611 - 613.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Artificial tunnels, Kastellorizo, Megisti, Notio Aigaio. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 11.12.2023, Accessed 17.01.2026