dooryard sowbug vs Four-toed Jerboa

Porcellio laevis compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Four-toed 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	Allactaga
Species	Porcellio laevis	Allactaga tetradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Four-toed 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).

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.