Black Firefly vs European Mole

Lucidota atra compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Firefly	European Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lampyridae	Talpidae
Genus	Lucidota	Talpa
Species	Lucidota atra	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Firefly

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Firefly	European Mole
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.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.