Delayed Photinus Firefly vs Delicate Slender Opossum

Photinus ignitus compared with Marmosops parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delayed Photinus Firefly	Delicate Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Photinus	Marmosops
Species	Photinus ignitus	Marmosops parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Delayed Photinus Firefly and Delicate Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delayed Photinus Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delayed Photinus Firefly	Delicate Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delayed Photinus Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.