dooryard sowbug vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Porcellio laevis compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Porcellionidae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Porcellio	Microcebus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Goodman’s Mouse Lemur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Goodman’s Mouse 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).

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.