Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Silent Firefly

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Silent 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	Photinus
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.