Dark Firefly vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Pyropyga	Perognathus
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Plains Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.