Candle Firefly vs Mangouste de Meller

Pyractomena angulata compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candle Firefly	Mangouste de Meller
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Lampyridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Pyractomena	Rhynchogale
Species	Pyractomena angulata	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Candle Firefly and Mangouste de Meller share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mangouste de Meller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candle Firefly	Mangouste de Meller
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.

Mangouste de Meller

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.