Dotted Firefly vs Eastern Mole

Lucidota punctata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Lampyridae	Talpidae
Genus	Lucidota	Scalopus
Species	Lucidota punctata	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.