Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Little Gray Firefly

Dasycercus blythi compared with Photinus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brush-tailed Mulgara Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Dasyuridae Lampyridae
Genus Dasycercus Photinus
Species Dasycercus blythi Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Little Gray Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brush-tailed Mulgara Little Gray Firefly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Gray Firefly

No description available.

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