dooryard sowbug vs Euphrates Jerboa

Porcellio laevis compared with Scarturus euphratica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Euphrates Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Porcellio	Scarturus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Scarturus euphratica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Euphrates Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Euphrates Jerboa
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).

Euphrates Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.