dooryard sowbug vs Eastern Red Bat

Porcellio laevis compared with Lasiurus borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Porcellio	Lasiurus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Lasiurus borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Eastern Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Eastern Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States