Black Firefly vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Lucidota atra compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Firefly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Lampyridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lucidota	Ictidomys
Species	Lucidota atra	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Firefly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black 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.

Black Firefly

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