Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse vs dooryard sowbug

Chaetodipus eremicus compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Heteromyidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Porcellio
Species	Chaetodipus eremicus	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

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).

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

The Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus eremicus) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.