dooryard sowbug vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Porcellio laevis compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Porcellionidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Porcellio	Pseudantechinus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Fat-tailed false antechinus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.