Dotted Firefly vs Rata-canguro de Merriam

Lucidota punctata compared with Dipodomys merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Rata-canguro de Merriam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lucidota	Dipodomys
Species	Lucidota punctata	Dipodomys merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Rata-canguro de Merriam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Rata-canguro de Merriam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Rata-canguro de Merriam
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.

Rata-canguro de Merriam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.