alpine pussytoes vs dooryard sowbug

Antennaria alpina compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Antennaria	Porcellio
Species	Antennaria alpina	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden