Notched Firefly vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Pyractomena sinuata compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Notched Firefly is Data Deficient while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Notched Firefly	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Lampyridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Pyractomena	Dipodomys
Species	Pyractomena sinuata	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

Notched Firefly and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Notched Firefly	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.