Dotted Firefly vs Lofty Pericote

Lucidota punctata compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Lampyridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lucidota	Auliscomys
Species	Lucidota punctata	Auliscomys sublimis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Lofty Pericote share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Lofty Pericote
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.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.