Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Northern Firefly

Alticola semicanus compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Northern 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	Alticola	Pyractomena
Species	Alticola semicanus	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mongolian Mountain Vole and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

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.