Blunt Wattle vs dooryard sowbug

Acacia aprica compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Fabaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Acacia	Porcellio
Species	Acacia aprica	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Wattle

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).

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.