Mimetillus | |
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Moloney's mimic bat (M. moloneyi) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Tribe: | Vespertilionini |
Genus: | Mimetillus Thomas, 1904 |
Type species | |
Vesperugo (Vesperus) moloneyi Thomas, 1891
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Species | |
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]
There are two species in this genus:
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]