Dark Firefly vs Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Monodelphis osgoodi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Pyropyga	Monodelphis
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Monodelphis osgoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Osgoods short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
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.

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.