dooryard sowbug vs Gray Bamboo Lemur

Porcellio laevis compared with Hapalemur griseus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Gray Bamboo Lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Gray 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 griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Gray Bamboo Lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Gray 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).

Gray Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.