Candle Firefly vs Gobi Jerboa

Pyractomena angulata compared with Allactaga bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candle Firefly	Gobi Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Dipodidae
Genus	Pyractomena	Allactaga
Species	Pyractomena angulata	Allactaga bullata

Evolutionary Relationship

Candle Firefly and Gobi Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candle Firefly	Gobi Jerboa
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.

Gobi Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.