African forest elephant vs dooryard sowbug

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Porcellio
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.