Dark Firefly vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lampyridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pyropyga	Ictidomys
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Firefly and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Firefly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.