black-calabash vs dooryard sowbug

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black-calabash dooryard sowbug
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family Bignoniaceae Porcellionidae
Genus Amphitecna Porcellio
Species Amphitecna latifolia Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black-calabash dooryard sowbug
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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).

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified 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.

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