Candle Firefly vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Pyractomena angulata compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candle Firefly	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pyractomena	Alticola
Species	Pyractomena angulata	Alticola semicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Candle Firefly and Mongolian Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candle Firefly	Mongolian Mountain Vole
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.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

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.