Calamus vs Candle Firefly

Acorus calamus compared with Pyractomena angulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Candle Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family	Acoraceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Acorus	Pyractomena
Species	Acorus calamus	Pyractomena angulata

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Candle Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Candle Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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.