dooryard sowbug vs Japanese Noctule

Porcellio laevis compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Japanese Noctule
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	Nyctalus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Nyctalus furvus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Japanese Noctule
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 Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.