dooryard sowbug vs Large Luzon Carpomys

Porcellio laevis compared with Carpomys melanurus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Large Luzon Carpomys is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Large Luzon Carpomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Porcellio	Carpomys
Species	Porcellio laevis	Carpomys melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Large Luzon Carpomys

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Large Luzon Carpomys
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 Luzon Carpomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.