Chinese Bamboo Rat vs dooryard sowbug

Rhizomys sinensis compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Bamboo Rat	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Spalacidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Rhizomys	Porcellio
Species	Rhizomys sinensis	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Bamboo Rat and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Bamboo Rat	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Bamboo Rat

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).

Chinese Bamboo Rat

The Chinese Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys sinensis) is a species in the genus Rhizomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.