Fringed Myotis vs Northern Firefly

Myotis thysanodes compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Myotis	Pyractomena
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed Myotis and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.