Dotted Firefly vs Golden palm civit

Lucidota punctata compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Golden palm civit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lampyridae	Viverridae
Genus	Lucidota	Paradoxurus
Species	Lucidota punctata	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Golden palm civit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Golden palm civit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.