Gray Mouse Opossum vs Little Gray Firefly

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Photinus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Photinus
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Mouse Opossum and Little Gray Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Little Gray Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

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.