Dotted Firefly vs New Guinean planigale

Lucidota punctata compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lucidota	Planigale
Species	Lucidota punctata	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.