Mimetillus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Mimetillus
Species
Scientific Name
Mimetillus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Mimetillus

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.

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.

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Mimetillus in languages:

Finnish
simppulepakot
French
Mimétilles