Cape Breton Firefly vs Mountain Goat

Photuris fairchildi compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Breton Firefly	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lampyridae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Photuris	Oreamnos
Species	Photuris fairchildi	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape Breton Firefly and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cape Breton Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Breton Firefly	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Breton Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Breton Firefly

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