Dark Firefly vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
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	Pyropyga	Nephelomys
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Nephelomys auriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Ecuadorean Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.