dooryard sowbug vs Large False Serotine

Porcellio laevis compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Large False Serotine
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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Large False Serotine
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).

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.