Big Dipper Firefly vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Photinus pyralis compared with Echymipera rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Peramelidae
Genus	Photinus	Echymipera
Species	Photinus pyralis	Echymipera rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Dipper Firefly and Long-nosed Echymipera share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	Long-nosed Echymipera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Dipper Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Long-nosed Echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Dipper Firefly

The Big Dipper Firefly (Photinus pyralis) is a species in the genus Photinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.