Dotted Firefly vs Patagonian Opossum

Lucidota punctata compared with Lestodelphys halli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Lucidota	Lestodelphys
Species	Lucidota punctata	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Patagonian Opossum
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.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.