Consanguineous Firefly vs Eastern Mole

Photinus consanguineus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Consanguineous Firefly	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lampyridae	Talpidae
Genus	Photinus	Scalopus
Species	Photinus consanguineus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Consanguineous Firefly and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Consanguineous Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Consanguineous Firefly	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Consanguineous Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.