bagasse vs dooryard sowbug

Ambelania acida compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bagasse	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Apocynaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Ambelania	Porcellio
Species	Ambelania acida	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

bagasse

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

bagasse

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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).

bagasse

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