Dotted Firefly vs Lagoa Santa Akodont

Lucidota punctata compared with Bibimys labiosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Lagoa Santa Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lucidota	Bibimys
Species	Lucidota punctata	Bibimys labiosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Lagoa Santa Akodont share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Lagoa Santa Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Lagoa Santa Akodont
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.

Lagoa Santa Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.