Dotted Firefly vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Lucidota punctata compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Lampyridae	Molossidae
Genus	Lucidota	Nyctinomops
Species	Lucidota punctata	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Pocketed Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
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.

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.