Dotted Firefly vs Gobi Jerboa

Lucidota punctata compared with Allactaga bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Gobi Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lucidota	Allactaga
Species	Lucidota punctata	Allactaga bullata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Gobi Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Gobi Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gobi Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.