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Heart-nosed bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Megadermatidae
Species : Cardioderma cor
The Heart-nosed bat is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the heartnosed bat
A young / baby of a heartnosed bat is called a 'pup'. A heartnosed bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Habitats
Caves, Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic), Desert, Forest, Hot Desert, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest and Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland
Facts about the heart-nosed bat
Heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) catching beetle (#0003209) This African heart-nosed bat is about to catch a beetle, and . (Full text)
The African false vampire bat (Cardioderma cor) is found in East Africa from northeastern Ethiopia and southern Sudan to northern Zambia. (Full text)