Candle Firefly vs Guinean Arvicanthis

Pyractomena angulata compared with Arvicanthis rufinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candle Firefly	Guinean Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pyractomena	Arvicanthis
Species	Pyractomena angulata	Arvicanthis rufinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Candle Firefly and Guinean Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Guinean Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candle Firefly	Guinean Arvicanthis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candle Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Guinean Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candle Firefly

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