---
title: "Serconos afrykański"
description: "Cardioderma cor — Ssaki. The heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/heart-nosed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Serconos afrykański

> Cardioderma cor — Ssaki. The heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae.

- Scientific name: *Cardioderma cor*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 145
- Wikidata: [Q301294](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301294)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41324](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41324)

## Names

- en: Heart-nosed bat
- de: Herznasen-Fledermaus
- es: Murciélago nariz de corazón
- fr: Cardioderme à nez en coeur
- nl: Hartneusvleermuis
- pl: Serconos afrykański

## Countries with the most observations

KE (83), TZ (19), DJ (4)

## Summary

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: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart-nosed_bat

## Photo

![Serconos afrykański](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/heart-nosed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251206018

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/heart-nosed-bat?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).