Candle Firefly vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Pyractomena angulata compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candle Firefly	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Lampyridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pyractomena	Hsunycteris
Species	Pyractomena angulata	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Candle Firefly and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candle Firefly	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candle Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Candle Firefly

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