dooryard sowbug vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Porcellio laevis compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Porcellionidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Porcellio	Sminthopsis
Species	Porcellio laevis	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Gray-bellied dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Gray-bellied dunnart
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-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.