Australian baobab vs dooryard sowbug

Adansonia gregorii compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Malvaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Adansonia	Porcellio
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian baobab

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).

Australian baobab

The Australian baobab (Adansonia gregorii) is a species in the genus Adansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.