dooryard sowbug vs Harmless Serotine

Porcellio laevis compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Porcellio	Eptesicus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Harmless Serotine
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).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.