dooryard sowbug vs Golden Bamboo Lemur

Porcellio laevis compared with Hapalemur aureus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Golden Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Porcellionidae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Porcellio	Hapalemur
Species	Porcellio laevis	Hapalemur aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Golden Bamboo Lemur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Golden Bamboo Lemur
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).

Golden Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.