dooryard sowbug vs Goldman's pocket mouse

Porcellio laevis compared with Chaetodipus goldmani

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Goldman's pocket mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Goldman's pocket mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Porcellio	Chaetodipus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Chaetodipus goldmani

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Goldman's pocket mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Goldman's pocket mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Goldman's pocket mouse
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).

Goldman's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.