dooryard sowbug vs Kirk's dik-dik

Porcellio laevis compared with Madoqua kirkii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Kirk's dik-dik
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Porcellionidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Porcellio	Madoqua
Species	Porcellio laevis	Madoqua kirkii

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Kirk's dik-dik share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Kirk's dik-dik
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).

Kirk's dik-dik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇿🇦 South Africa