dooryard sowbug vs Fringed Myotis

Porcellio laevis compared with Myotis thysanodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Porcellio	Myotis
Species	Porcellio laevis	Myotis thysanodes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Fringed Myotis
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).

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.