Arctic grass vs dooryard sowbug

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Porcellio
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden