Dark Firefly vs Mexican woodrat

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Mexican woodrat
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	Neotoma
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Mexican woodrat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Mexican woodrat
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.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.