Dotted Firefly vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Lucidota punctata compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lampyridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lucidota	Platyrrhinus
Species	Lucidota punctata	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Greater Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
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.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.