dooryard sowbug vs Javan Mongoose

Porcellio laevis compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Porcellionidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Porcellio	Herpestes
Species	Porcellio laevis	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Javan Mongoose
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).

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States