Handley's Nectar Bat vs Northern Firefly

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar 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	Phyllostomidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Pyractomena
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Nectar Bat and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.