Candle Firefly vs Masked Tita

Pyractomena angulata compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• Candle Firefly is Least Concern while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candle Firefly	Masked Tita
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lampyridae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Pyractomena	Callicebus
Species	Pyractomena angulata	Callicebus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candle Firefly	Masked Tita
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.

Masked Tita

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.