Dark Firefly vs Ornate Shrew

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lampyridae	Soricidae
Genus	Pyropyga	Sorex
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.