Dotted Firefly vs Grauziesel

Lucidota punctata compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Grauziesel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Lampyridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lucidota	Spermophilus
Species	Lucidota punctata	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Grauziesel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Grauziesel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Grauziesel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Grauziesel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.