Brook-Side Alder vs dooryard sowbug

Alnus serrulata compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Betulaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Alnus	Porcellio
Species	Alnus serrulata	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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).

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.