North American least shrew vs Northern Firefly

Cryptotis parva compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American least shrew	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pyractomena
Species	Cryptotis parva	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

North American least shrew and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American least shrew	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American least shrew

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.