Eptesicus anatolicus Felten, 1971

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Eptesicus
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Agiou Georgiou, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Rodos / Municipality: Rodos / Closest settlement: Kalythies
  • Cave at Stegna, Benda et al. 2019, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Rodos / Municipality: Rodos / Closest settlement: Stegna
  • Spilaio Panagias Kakoperatianis, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Samos / Closest settlement: Kosmadaioi
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
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Benda, P., Ševčík, M., Bego, F., Sachanowicz, K., Spitzenberger, F., Tájek, P., Tájková, P., Uhrin, M. 2019. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 15. The fauna of bats and bat ectoparasites of Albania with a catalogue of bats from the western Balkans in the collection of the National Museum, Prague. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem. 83: 1–238
  • 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. Eptesicus anatolicus Felten, 1971. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 06.09.2023, Accessed 18.04.2026