Candle Firefly vs North American Badger

Pyractomena angulata compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candle Firefly	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lampyridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Pyractomena	Taxidea
Species	Pyractomena angulata	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Candle Firefly and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candle Firefly	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

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.