Crete Spiny Mouse vs dooryard sowbug

Acomys minous compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Crete Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crete Spiny 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Acomys	Porcellio
Species	Acomys minous	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crete Spiny Mouse and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crete Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crete Spiny Mouse	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crete Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Greece.

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).