Dotted Firefly vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Lucidota punctata compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lucidota	Sminthopsis
Species	Lucidota punctata	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Hairy-footed dunnart
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.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.