Candle Firefly vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Pyractomena angulata compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candle Firefly	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Lampyridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Pyractomena	Crossarchus
Species	Pyractomena angulata	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Candle Firefly and Flat-headed Kusimanse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candle Firefly	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candle Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.