Dotted Firefly vs Iberian Mole

Lucidota punctata compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Iberian Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lampyridae	Talpidae
Genus	Lucidota	Talpa
Species	Lucidota punctata	Talpa occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Iberian Mole
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.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.