Dotted Firefly vs Little White-shouldered Bat

Lucidota punctata compared with Ametrida centurio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Little White-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lampyridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lucidota	Ametrida
Species	Lucidota punctata	Ametrida centurio

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Little White-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Little White-shouldered 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.

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.