Dotted Firefly vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Lucidota punctata compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted 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 punctata	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.