Dotted Firefly vs Papuan bandicoot

Lucidota punctata compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Peramelidae
Genus	Lucidota	Microperoryctes
Species	Lucidota punctata	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Papuan bandicoot
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.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.