dooryard sowbug vs Giant Jumping Rat

Porcellio laevis compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Porcellio	Hypogeomys
Species	Porcellio laevis	Hypogeomys antimena

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Giant Jumping Rat
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).

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.