dooryard sowbug vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Porcellio laevis compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Five-toed Pygmy 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	Cardiocranius
Species	Porcellio laevis	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Five-toed Pygmy 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).

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.