dooryard sowbug vs Great Gerbil

Porcellio laevis compared with Rhombomys opimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Great Gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Porcellio	Rhombomys
Species	Porcellio laevis	Rhombomys opimus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Great Gerbil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Great Gerbil
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).

Great Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.