Near-IR emission line ratios for the nucleus and brightest Brγ, H₂, and [FeII] emitting regions in LIRGs (left panel). Note that in some LIRGs these regions coincide (see Tables 7 and 8 for details). The distribution of spatially resolved regions (spaxel-by-spaxel) are represented by contours for both LIRGs (blue) and Seyferts (red). Contours for LIRGs and Seyferts contain 25%, 50%, 75%, and 90% of the points. Examples of nearby star-forming galaxies like M82, Mrk 59, composite AGN+stars (NGC 4303), and other low-z SFG are also indicated. The emission line ratios for the sample of LIRGs and Seyferts as derived from the integrated values (i.e. 1D flux-weighted), and median of the 2D distribution (i.e. spaxel-by-spaxel) of values is also presented (right panel).