Heart-nosed Bat | |
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Information | |
Range | Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Chiroptera |
Family | Megadermatidae |
Genus | Cardioderma |
Species | Cardioderma cor |
Conservation Status | |
Least Concern |
The Heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor), is a species of false vampire bat in the Megadermatidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Cardioderma. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves, and hot deserts.