Dark Firefly vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lampyridae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Pyropyga	Atelerix
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.