bull-oak vs dooryard sowbug

Allocasuarina fraseriana compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank bull-oak 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 Casuarinaceae Porcellionidae
Genus Allocasuarina Porcellio
Species Allocasuarina fraseriana Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

bull-oak

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute bull-oak dooryard sowbug
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

bull-oak

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).

bull-oak

The bull-oak (Allocasuarina fraseriana) is a species in the genus Allocasuarina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

dooryard sowbug

No description available.

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