dooryard sowbug vs Fossa

Porcellio laevis compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Porcellionidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Porcellio	Cryptoprocta
Species	Porcellio laevis	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Fossa
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).

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.