Diminutive Serotine vs dooryard sowbug

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Porcellio
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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).