Blue star vs dooryard sowbug

Amsonia orientalis compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	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	Amsonia	Porcellio
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

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).

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.