Cave fauna of Greece database

Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Plecotus

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Europe

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Agiou Pnevmatos, Helversen & Weid 1990, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Fthiotida / Municipality: Lamia / Closest settlement: Pavliani

IUCN Red List: LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book: EN - Endangered

Protection status

There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases: GBIF; IUCN Red List; PESI; NCBI

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
Helversen, O. V. & Weid, R. 1990. Die Verbreitung einiger Fledermausarten in Griechenland. Bonn. Zool. Beitr., 41 (1): 9-22.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 17.11.2025, Accessed 17.04.2026