dooryard sowbug vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Porcellio laevis compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Porcellio	Brachytarsomys
Species	Porcellio laevis	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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).

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.