Dark Firefly vs North American least shrew

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	North American least shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lampyridae	Soricidae
Genus	Pyropyga	Cryptotis
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	North American least shrew
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.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.