Big Dipper Firefly vs Peale-Delfin

Photinus pyralis compared with Lagenorhynchus australis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	Peale-Delfin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Lampyridae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Photinus	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Photinus pyralis	Lagenorhynchus australis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Peale-Delfin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	Peale-Delfin
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.

Peale-Delfin

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.