dooryard sowbug vs Giant Noctule

Porcellio laevis compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Giant Noctule
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	Nyctalus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Giant Noctule
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 Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium