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3.2 RESULTSUsing the techniques described above, a total of 19 bat species were found in the Natural Park (table 2).First the results will be presented for each method, and then the observed species will be discussed.SpeciesEnglish nameMist netLivesightingDead findDroppingsDetectorRhinolophus euryale Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Lesser horseshoe bat Myotis bechsteinii Bechstein’s bat Myotis daubentonii Daubenton’s bat Myotis emarginatus Geoffroy’s bat Myotis myotis Greater mouse-eared bat Myotis blythii Lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis nattererii/escalerai Natterer’s bat Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii Kuhl’s pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common pipistrelle Hypsugo savii Savi’s pipistrelle Nyctalus leisleri Leisler’s bat Eptesicus serotinus Serotine Barbastella barbastellus Barbastelle Plecotus auritus Brown long-eared bat Plecotus austriacus Grey long-eared bat Tadarida teniotis European free-tailed bat Table 2. Bat species found in the Sera de Estrela National Park.Myotis nattereri/escalerainIt has been suggested that the French, Spanish and North-African M. nattereri are genetically,morphologically and ecologically different from M. nattereri elsewhere in Europe (Dietz et al., 2007;Ibanez et al., 2006). Consequentially, some consider French and Spanish populations to be Myotisescalerai (Aulagnier et al., 2009). However, the species remains to be formally described and clearmorphological characteristics were unknown during the camp. The two sibling species were therefore notdistinguished, and in this report the name Myotis nattereri/escalerai is used. Future DNA analysis mightreveal the exact species name.Mammal survey Serra da Estrela - Portugal 2009 17