Deppe's Squirrel vs Dotted Firefly

Sciurus deppei compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deppe's Squirrel	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lampyridae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Lucidota
Species	Sciurus deppei	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Deppe's Squirrel and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deppe's Squirrel	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.