Dotted Firefly vs Mountain Anoa

Lucidota punctata compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Dotted Firefly is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lampyridae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lucidota	Bubalus
Species	Lucidota punctata	Bubalus quarlesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Mountain Anoa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Mountain Anoa
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.

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.