Dotted Firefly vs Mono Tití

Lucidota punctata compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Key Differences

• Dotted Firefly is Least Concern while Mono Tití is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Mono Tití
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lampyridae	Cebidae
Genus	Lucidota	Saimiri
Species	Lucidota punctata	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mono Tití

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Mono Tití
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.

Mono Tití

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.