Dotted Firefly vs Civette Fossane

Lucidota punctata compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Dotted Firefly is Least Concern while Civette Fossane is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Civette Fossane
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Lampyridae	Eupleridae
Genus	Lucidota	Fossa
Species	Lucidota punctata	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Firefly and Civette Fossane share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Civette Fossane

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Civette Fossane
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.

Civette Fossane

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.