Big Dipper Firefly vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Photinus pyralis compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Lampyridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Photinus	Myodes
Species	Photinus pyralis	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Dipper Firefly and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	Gray Red-backed Vole
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.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.