Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Northern Firefly

Molossops temminckii compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Molossidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Molossops	Pyractomena
Species	Molossops temminckii	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.