dooryard sowbug vs Greater Chinese Mole

Porcellio laevis compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Porcellionidae	Talpidae
Genus	Porcellio	Euroscaptor
Species	Porcellio laevis	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Greater Chinese Mole
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 Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.