Dotted Firefly vs Aguara Guazu

Lucidota punctata compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Dotted Firefly is Least Concern while Aguara Guazu is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Aguara Guazu
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Lampyridae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Lucidota	Chrysocyon
Species	Lucidota punctata	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Aguara Guazu

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Aguara Guazu
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.

Aguara Guazu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.