dooryard sowbug vs Komodo Dragon

Porcellio laevis compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Porcellionidae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Porcellio	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Porcellio laevis	Varanus komodoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

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).

Komodo Dragon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.