Heart-nosed bat
Cardioderma cor (Peters, 1872)
The heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) is a species in the family Megadermatidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 26.5 g to 27.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the heart-nosed bat
- Weight
- 26.5 g – 27.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 91.9 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the heart-nosed bat live?
Not recorded
What is 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.
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Is the heart-nosed bat endangered?
The heart-nosed bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the heart-nosed bat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyMegadermatidae
- genusCardioderma
- SpeciesCardioderma cor (Peters, 1872)
Synonyms Megaderma cor
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- African false vampire batEnglish
- African false vampire batEnglish
- Heart-nosed false-vampireEnglish
- megaderma africkáCzech
- HerznasenfledermausGerman
- Herznasen-FledermausGerman
- Murciélago nariz de corazónSpanish
- valkovalevampyyriFinnish
- Cardioderme à nez en coeurFrench
- アフリカアラコウモリJapanese
- 하트코박쥐Korean
- HartneusvleermuisDutch
- serconos afrykańskiPolish
- Африканский ложный вампирRussian
- Kalp Burunlu YarasaTurkish
Relatives of the heart-nosed bat
Other species in the same genus Cardioderma.
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the heart-nosed bat?
An adult heart-nosed bat weighs 26.5 g – 27.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the heart-nosed bat endangered?
The heart-nosed bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long is the heart-nosed bat pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 91.9 days.
What kind of animal is the heart-nosed bat?
The heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) belongs to the family Megadermatidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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