Dotted Firefly vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Lucidota punctata compared with Chaerephon major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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	Chaerephon
Species	Lucidota punctata	Chaerephon major

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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.

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.