Long-nosed short-tailed opossum vs Northern Firefly

Monodelphis scalops compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum	Northern 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	Monodelphis	Pyractomena
Species	Monodelphis scalops	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

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.