Dotted Firefly vs Lowland Chrotomys

Lucidota punctata compared with Chrotomys mindorensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Lowland Chrotomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lucidota	Chrotomys
Species	Lucidota punctata	Chrotomys mindorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Lowland Chrotomys
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.

Lowland Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.