Black Firefly vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Lucidota atra compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Black Firefly is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Firefly	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lampyridae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Lucidota	Lepilemur
Species	Lucidota atra	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Firefly and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Firefly	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.