Hairy-footed dunnart vs Northern Firefly

Sminthopsis hirtipes compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed dunnart	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	Sminthopsis	Pyractomena
Species	Sminthopsis hirtipes	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed dunnart and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed dunnart	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed dunnart

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.