Dotted Firefly vs Mountain Coati

Lucidota punctata compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Dotted Firefly is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Firefly	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Lampyridae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Lucidota	Nasua
Species	Lucidota punctata	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Firefly	Mountain Coati
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 Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.