dooryard sowbug vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Porcellio laevis compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Porcellionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Porcellio	Sorex
Species	Porcellio laevis	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Flat-skulled Shrew
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).

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.