Black-hooded Sunbeam vs dooryard sowbug

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Trochilidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Porcellio
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-hooded Sunbeam and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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-hooded Sunbeam

The Black-hooded Sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species in the genus Aglaeactis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway