dooryard sowbug vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Porcellio laevis compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Greater 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	Prolemur
Species	Porcellio laevis	Prolemur simus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Greater 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).

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.