Little Gray Firefly vs Ornate Shrew

Photinus marginellus compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Gray Firefly	Ornate 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	Photinus	Sorex
Species	Photinus marginellus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Gray Firefly and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Gray Firefly	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.