Big Dipper Firefly vs Jungle Shrew

Photinus pyralis compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Big Dipper Firefly is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lampyridae	Soricidae
Genus	Photinus	Suncus
Species	Photinus pyralis	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Dipper Firefly and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Dipper Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Dipper Firefly

The Big Dipper Firefly (Photinus pyralis) is a species in the genus Photinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.