Dotted Firefly vs Long-legged Myotis

Lucidota punctata compared with Myotis volans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Long-legged Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lampyridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lucidota	Myotis
Species	Lucidota punctata	Myotis volans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Long-legged Myotis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Long-legged Myotis
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.

Long-legged Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.