Mimetillus
Genus of bats
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Mimetillus is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains two species, both known as mimic bats and found in sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2]
| Mimetillus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Moloney's mimic bat (M. moloneyi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Vespertilionini |
| Genus: | Mimetillus Thomas, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Vesperugo (Vesperus) moloneyi Thomas, 1891 | |
| Species | |
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M. moloneyi | |
There are two species in this genus:
- Moloney's mimic bat, Mimetillus moloneyi
- Thomas's mimic bat, Mimetillus thomasi
Previously, Mimetillus was thought to be a monotypic genus containing only M. moloneyi, but phylogenetic evidence has found M. thomasi to be a distinct species.[2]