dooryard sowbug vs Guemal

Porcellio laevis compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Guemal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Porcellionidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Porcellio	Hippocamelus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Guemal
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).

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.