New Guinean planigale vs Silent Firefly

Planigale novaeguineae compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean planigale	Silent 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	Planigale	Photinus
Species	Planigale novaeguineae	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean planigale and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean planigale	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.