Arizona madrone vs dooryard sowbug

Arbutus arizonica compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arizona madrone dooryard sowbug
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order Ericales (Ericales) Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family Ericaceae Porcellionidae
Genus Arbutus Porcellio
Species Arbutus arizonica Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Arizona madrone

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arizona madrone dooryard sowbug
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona madrone

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Arizona madrone

The Arizona madrone, Arbutus arizonica, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

dooryard sowbug

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia