dooryard sowbug vs False Serotine Bat

Porcellio laevis compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	False Serotine 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	False Serotine 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).

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.