Dotted Firefly vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Lucidota punctata compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Lucidota	Notoryctes
Species	Lucidota punctata	Notoryctes caurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Northern Marsupial Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Northern Marsupial Mole
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.

Northern Marsupial Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.