Dark Firefly vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lampyridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pyropyga	Phyllostomus
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Phyllostomus hastatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Greater Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
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.

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.