Long-tailed dunnart vs Northern Firefly

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed 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 longicaudata	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed 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.