Altai Zokor vs dooryard sowbug

Myospalax myospalax compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Zokor	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Spalacidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Myospalax	Porcellio
Species	Myospalax myospalax	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Altai Zokor and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Altai Zokor

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Zokor	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Zokor

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).

Altai Zokor

The Altai Zokor (Myospalax myospalax) is a species in the genus Myospalax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.