Delayed Photinus Firefly vs Great Flying Fox

Photinus ignitus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delayed Photinus Firefly	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lampyridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Photinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Photinus ignitus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delayed Photinus Firefly and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delayed Photinus Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delayed Photinus Firefly	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delayed Photinus Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.