alpine lady's-mantle vs dooryard sowbug

Alchemilla alpina compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Porcellio
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

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).

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden