Dotted Firefly vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Lucidota punctata compared with Dendrogale murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Scandentia (Spitzhörnchen)
Family	Lampyridae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Lucidota	Dendrogale
Species	Lucidota punctata	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.