dooryard sowbug vs Highveld Golden Mole

Porcellio laevis compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Porcellionidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Porcellio	Amblysomus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Highveld Golden 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).

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.