Dotted Firefly vs Mexican woodrat

Lucidota punctata compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Mexican woodrat
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	Neotoma
Species	Lucidota punctata	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Mexican woodrat
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.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.