Ecuadoran Pericote vs Silent Firefly

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Phyllotis	Photinus
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadoran Pericote and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.