Alectryon vs dooryard sowbug

Alectryon tropicus compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Sapindaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Alectryon	Porcellio
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.