Long-range Firefly vs New Guinean Quoll

Pyractomena dispersa compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Long-range Firefly is Data Deficient while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-range Firefly	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pyractomena	Dasyurus
Species	Pyractomena dispersa	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-range Firefly and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-range Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-range Firefly	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-range Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.