Antrocaryon vs dooryard sowbug

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Antrocaryon is Vulnerable while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antrocaryon	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Antrocaryon	Porcellio
Species	Antrocaryon micraster	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antrocaryon	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.