Dotted Firefly vs Opossum-souris Cendré

Lucidota punctata compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Opossum-souris Cendré
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Lucidota	Tlacuatzin
Species	Lucidota punctata	Tlacuatzin canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Opossum-souris Cendré share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Opossum-souris Cendré

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Opossum-souris Cendré
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.

Opossum-souris Cendré

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.