Dotted Firefly vs Greater Naked Bat

Lucidota punctata compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lampyridae	Molossidae
Genus	Lucidota	Cheiromeles
Species	Lucidota punctata	Cheiromeles torquatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Greater Naked 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 Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.