Dotted Firefly vs Little Black Serotine

Lucidota punctata compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Lampyridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lucidota	Eptesicus
Species	Lucidota punctata	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.