Bats of Alpi Marittime Nature Park (North West Italy) and Site of Community Importance IT 1160056: distribution and status Author Toffoli, Roberto Chirosphera, Associazione per lo Studio e la Tutela dei Chirotteri e l’Ambiente, Via Tetti Barbiere 11, 10026 Santena (TO), Italia. E-mail: chirosphera @ gmail. com Author Culasso, Paola Chirosphera, Associazione per lo Studio e la Tutela dei Chirotteri e l’Ambiente, Via Tetti Barbiere 11, 10026 Santena (TO), Italia. E-mail: chirosphera @ gmail. com Author Locatelli, Andrea G. Chirosphera, Associazione per lo Studio e la Tutela dei Chirotteri e l’Ambiente, Via Tetti Barbiere 11, 10026 Santena (TO), Italia. E-mail: chirosphera @ gmail. com & School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College of Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland. E-mail: andreag. locatelli @ gmail. com Author Giraudo, Luca Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime, Piazza Regina Elena 30, 12010 Valdieri (CN), Italia. E-mail: luca. giraudo @ parcoalpimarittime. it text Natural History Sciences 2016 2016-06-29 3 1 3 13 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2016.254 journal article 10.4081/nhs.2016.254 2385-0922 12523731 Myotis emarginatus (Geoffroy, 1806) Risk Level Europe: Least Concern - LC ( Temple & Terry, 2007 ). Italy : Near Threatened - NT ( Rondinini et al. , 2013 ). The species was caught at the entrance of three natural and artificial cavities at Grotte del Bandito caves and in Vernante municipality, with a total of 54 individuals ( 42 males and 12 females ). Grotte del Bandito has probably been a swarming site for the species, at least until 2003 ( Toffoli & Culasso, 2010 ). Thereafter it appears that the site was deserted by the species. In the other two underground sites single individuals were captured in 2010 and 2011 .