Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Northern Firefly

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lampyridae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Pyractomena
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed false antechinus and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.