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 Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774) Risk Level Europe: Least Concern - LC ( Temple & Terry, 2007 ). Italy : Near Threatened - NT ( Rondinini et al. , 2013 ). The species was observed in 6 different locations up to an altitude of 1500 m . In two sites it was detected with bioacoustic methods. At the Grotte del Bandito caves 1 ot 2 were observed in hibernation in two consecutive winters. Five individuals were captured in three different locations in Roaschia, Vernante and Limone municipality at the entrance of cavities or along waterways.