Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
TransPalaearctic or Holarctic element
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Kato Nevrokopi mine (tunnel above K. Nevrokopi), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Kato Nevrokopi / Closest settlement: Chrysokefalos
  • Kirki mines, Papadatou 2010, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Evros / Municipality: Alexandroupoli / Closest settlement: Sapes
  • Spilaio Drakotrypa, Lane & Alivizatos 2006, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Thasos / Closest settlement: Panagia
  • Spilaio Megali Grava, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
  • Anonymous cave at Papigko, Hanak et al. 2001, Beron 2016, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Ioannina / Municipality: Zagori / Closest settlement: Papigko
  • Spilaio Agiou Nikolaou, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Messinia / Municipality: Dytiki Mani / Closest settlement: Platsa
  • Spilaio Gargalianon, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Messinia / Municipality: Trifyllia / Closest settlement: Gargalianoi
  • Spilaio Korykeio Antro, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Fokida / Municipality: Delfoi / Closest settlement: Delfoi
  • Kallipefki mine2, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Kallipefki
  • Spilaio Agiou Antoniou, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Samos / Closest settlement: Karlovasi
IUCN Red List
LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book
NT - Near Threatened
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
  • 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.
  • Lane, A. C. & Alivizatos, H. 2006. Additional data on the bat species (Chiroptera : Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae) of the island of Thasos, north-eastern Greece. Ann. Mus. Goulandris, 11: 297-301.
  • 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. Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817). 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 08.02.2026