dooryard sowbug vs Egyptian rousette

Porcellio laevis compared with Rousettus aegyptiacus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Egyptian rousette
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Porcellio	Rousettus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Rousettus aegyptiacus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Egyptian rousette
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).

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain