Dark Firefly vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lampyridae	Molossidae
Genus	Pyropyga	Cynomops
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Greenhall’s Dog-faced 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.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.