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.^[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
M. moloneyi M. thomasi

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]