Black Firefly vs Chinese Mole Shrew

Lucidota atra compared with Anourosorex squamipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Firefly	Chinese Mole 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	Lucidota	Anourosorex
Species	Lucidota atra	Anourosorex squamipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Firefly and Chinese Mole Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Firefly	Chinese Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Firefly

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

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.