Dotted Firefly vs Harris s Antelope Squirrel

Lucidota punctata compared with Ammospermophilus harrisii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Harris s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lucidota	Ammospermophilus
Species	Lucidota punctata	Ammospermophilus harrisii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Harris s Antelope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Harris s Antelope Squirrel
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.

Harris s Antelope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.