Allen's Olingo vs dooryard sowbug

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Olingo dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family Procyonidae (Raccoons) Porcellionidae
Genus Bassaricyon Porcellio
Species Bassaricyon alleni Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Olingo and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Olingo dooryard sowbug
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Olingo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).

Allen's Olingo

The Allen's Olingo (Bassaricyon alleni) is a species in the genus Bassaricyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

No description available.

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