Spilaio Ntana

Higher Geography

Region: Thessalia,
Sub-Region: Larisa,
Municipality: Agia,
Closest Settlement: Omolio

Cave type

Natural

Protection status

• GR1420007 - Oros Ossa (Special Protection Area): 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

• Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
  Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
• Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
  Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
• Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), 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

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Ntana, Omolio, Agia, Thessalia. 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 08.02.2026