Cave fauna of Greece database

Spilaio Kissou

Higher Geography: Region: Peloponnisos,
Sub-Region: Lakonia,
Municipality: Monemvasia,
Closest Settlement: Paradeisi

Cave type: Natural

Protection status

K777 - Vavila - Kounos periochis Neapoleos, Lachiou, Ag. Nikolaou, Velanidion Kastanias - Faraklou Dimou Voion [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 911/Β/16-07-01

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 Kissou, Paradeisi, Monemvasia, Peloponnisos. 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 01.11.2025