Dark Firefly vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Pyropyga	Notoryctes
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Notoryctes caurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Northern Marsupial Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Northern Marsupial Mole
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.

Northern Marsupial Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.