dooryard sowbug vs Ebony Akodont

Porcellio laevis compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Ebony Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Porcellio	Thaptomys
Species	Porcellio laevis	Thaptomys nigrita

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Ebony Akodont
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).

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.