Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Eptesicus
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Palaearctic
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Kamila, Ivanova 2000, Hanak et al. 2001, Beron 2016, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Evros / Municipality: Soufli / Closest settlement: Dadia
  • Tsoutouros mine galleries, Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Evros / Municipality: Soufli / Closest settlement: Dadia
  • Spilaio Megali Vouva Lefkimmis, Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Evros / Municipality: Soufli / Closest settlement: Lefkimmi
  • Spilaio Maroneias, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Rodopi / Municipality: Maroneia - Sapes / Closest settlement: Maroneia
  • Spilaio Kolympariou, Benda et al. 2009, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Kolympari
  • Spilaio Idaio Antro, Benda et al. 2009, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Anogeia / Closest settlement: Anogeia
  • Varathro Tafkos sta Petradolakia, Benda et al. 2009, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Anogeia / Closest settlement: Anogeia
  • Spilaio Korykeio Antro, Hanak et al. 2001, Beron 2016, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Fokida / Municipality: Delfoi / Closest settlement: Delfoi
  • Ancient mine near Vassilika, Hanak et al. 2001, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Lesvos / Municipality: Lesvos / Closest settlement: Vasilika
  • 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
LC - Least Concern
Protection status
  • Bern Convention: Appendix II in Council of Europe 1979 - Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats / Law 1335/1983, OGG 32/Α/14-03-1983 (Integration of the Bern Convention)
  • Bonn Convention: Appendix II in Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979 / Law 2719/1999, OGG 106/26-5-1999 (Integration of the Bonn Convention)
  • Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC): Appendix IV / Joined Ministerial Decision 33318/3028/1998, OGG 1289/Β/1998 (Integration of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC)
  • Law 86/1969, OGG7/Α/1969 (Forest Code modified by Law 2637/1998, OGG 200/A/1998)
  • Presidential Decree 67/1981 on the protection of native flora and fauna species (OGG 23/A/1981)
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Benda, P., Georgiakakis, P., Dietz, C., Hanak, V., Galanaki, K., Markantonatou, V., Chudarkova, A., Hulva, P. & Horacek, I. 2009. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 7. The bat fauna of Crete, Greece. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 72 (3-4): 105-190.
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • 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
  • Hanak, V., Benda, P., Ruedi, M., Homcek, I. & Sofianidou, T. 2001. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part 2. New records and review of distribution of bats in Greece. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 65: 279-346.
  • Ivanova, T. 2000. New data οn bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from the Eastem Rhodopes, Greece (Thrace, Evros). Hist. Nat. Bulg., 11: 117-125.
  • Papadatou, E. 2010. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera): species diversity, distribution and abundance. In Catsadorakis, G. Källander, H. The Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park, Greece: Biodiversity, management and conservation. WWF Greece, Athens. pp. 215-226.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774). 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 29.04.2026