dooryard sowbug vs Fat Sand Rat

Porcellio laevis compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Porcellio	Psammomys
Species	Porcellio laevis	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Fat Sand Rat
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).

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.