dooryard sowbug vs Globe Thistle

Porcellio laevis compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Porcellionidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Porcellio	Echinops
Species	Porcellio laevis	Echinops exaltatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Globe Thistle
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).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

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