Big Dipper Firefly vs Mittags-Rennmaus

Photinus pyralis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	Mittags-Rennmaus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Lampyridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Photinus	Meriones
Species	Photinus pyralis	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Dipper Firefly and Mittags-Rennmaus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mittags-Rennmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	Mittags-Rennmaus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Dipper Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mittags-Rennmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Dipper Firefly

The Big Dipper Firefly (Photinus pyralis) is a species in the genus Photinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.