dooryard sowbug vs Large Japanese Mole

Porcellio laevis compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Porcellionidae	Talpidae
Genus	Porcellio	Mogera
Species	Porcellio laevis	Mogera wogura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Large Japanese Mole
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 Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.