Blanford's fox vs dooryard sowbug

Vulpes cana compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's fox	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Porcellio
Species	Vulpes cana	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blanford's fox and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blanford's fox

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's fox	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Blanford's fox

The Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.