Northern Firefly vs Patagonian Opossum

Pyractomena borealis compared with Lestodelphys halli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Firefly	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Pyractomena	Lestodelphys
Species	Pyractomena borealis	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Firefly and Patagonian Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Firefly	Patagonian Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.