American mink vs dooryard sowbug

Mustela vison compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

American mink is Not Evaluated while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Mustela	Porcellio
Species	Mustela vison	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American mink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

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).

American mink

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.