Gilbert's dunnart vs Little Gray Firefly

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Photinus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gilbert's dunnart Little Gray 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 Sminthopsis Photinus
Species Sminthopsis gilberti Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilbert's dunnart and Little Gray Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gilbert's dunnart Little Gray Firefly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

Gilbert's dunnart

No description available.

Little Gray Firefly

No description available.

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