dooryard sowbug vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Porcellio laevis compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Porcellionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Porcellio	Cryptotis
Species	Porcellio laevis	Cryptotis equatoris

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
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).

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.