dooryard sowbug vs Japanese Hare

Porcellio laevis compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Japanese Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Porcellionidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Porcellio	Lepus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Lepus brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Japanese Hare
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).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.