dooryard sowbug vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Porcellio laevis compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Porcellionidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Porcellio	Pygathrix
Species	Porcellio laevis	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
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-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.