Dark fruit-eating bat vs dooryard sowbug

Artibeus obscurus compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark fruit-eating bat dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family Phyllostomidae Porcellionidae
Genus Artibeus Porcellio
Species Artibeus obscurus Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dark fruit-eating bat dooryard sowbug
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).

Dark fruit-eating bat

No description available.

dooryard sowbug

No description available.

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