Dot-dash Firefly vs Elegant Water Shrew

Photuris pennsylvanica compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Dot-dash Firefly is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dot-dash Firefly	Elegant Water 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	Photuris	Nectogale
Species	Photuris pennsylvanica	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dot-dash Firefly and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dot-dash Firefly

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dot-dash Firefly	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dot-dash Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.