Heart-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the heart-nosed bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cardioderma cor
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Megadermatidae

Where does the heart-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the heart-nosed bat in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the heart-nosed bat endangered?

The heart-nosed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the heart-nosed bat?

The heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Megadermatidae, genus Cardioderma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the heart-nosed bat

The heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae. It is the only species within the genus Cardioderma. It is found in eastern Sudan, north Tanzania, and south Zambia. In an experiment conducted in 2017, it was concluded that heart-nosed bats emit vocalizations or "sing" as a way to establish their foraging areas and actively defend these territories from other bats of the same species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Heart-nosed bat (revision 1376017528), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301294 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).