Long-range Firefly vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Pyractomena dispersa compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• Long-range Firefly is Data Deficient while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-range Firefly	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lampyridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pyractomena	Alionycteris
Species	Pyractomena dispersa	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-range Firefly and Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-range Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-range Firefly	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-range Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.