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Cardioderma cor Peters, 1872
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Megadermatidae > Genus: Cardioderma > Species: Cardioderma cor Peters, 1872
Common Name: Heart-nosed False-vampire [English]
Type Description
Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1872:194.
Type Locality
Ethiopia.
Measurements
Head and body: 70-77 mm
Ear length: 35-40 mm
Forearm Length: 54-59 mm
Weight: 21-35 g
Ear length: 35-40 mm
Forearm Length: 54-59 mm
Weight: 21-35 g
Description
This beautiful bat is recognized by the heart-shaped nose-leaf and sharp tragi that are shorter than half the length of the ear.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A:228-231.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 125.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:324, 326.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 125.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:324, 326.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.