Brush-tailed Mulgara vs dooryard sowbug

Dasycercus blythi compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Dasyuridae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Porcellio
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

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).

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.