Dotted Firefly vs Himalayan Rat

Lucidota punctata compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Lampyridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lucidota	Rattus
Species	Lucidota punctata	Rattus pyctoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Himalayan Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Himalayan Rat
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.

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.