dooryard sowbug vs Gobi Jerboa

Porcellio laevis compared with Allactaga bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Gobi 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 bullata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Gobi 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).

Gobi Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.