aquatic rat vs dooryard sowbug

Anotomys leander compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• aquatic rat is Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aquatic rat	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Cricetidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Anotomys	Porcellio
Species	Anotomys leander	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

aquatic rat

EN — Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aquatic rat	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aquatic rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered 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).

aquatic rat

The Aquatic rat (Anotomys leander) is a species in the genus Anotomys. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.