Mine at Megala Therma

Higher Geography
Region: Voreio Aigaio,
Sub-Region: Lesvos,
Municipality: Lesvos,
Closest Settlement: Efthalou
Cave type
Artificial
Protection status
  • GR4110012 - Voreia Lesvos (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
  • K253 - Kastelia Ag. Dimitrios (Mithymna-Argenou-Lepetymnou) [Wildlife Refuge]: OGG 234/Β/1987
Fauna
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), 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 Mine at Megala Therma, Efthalou, Lesvos, Voreio Aigaio. 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 12.05.2026