dooryard sowbug vs Fat-tailed Jird

Porcellio laevis compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Fat-tailed Jird
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	Pachyuromys
Species	Porcellio laevis	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Fat-tailed Jird
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 Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.