Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Silent Firefly

Dendrogale murina compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tupaiidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Dendrogale	Photinus
Species	Dendrogale murina	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

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.