dooryard sowbug vs Lesser Naked Bat

Porcellio laevis compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Molossidae
Genus	Porcellio	Cheiromeles
Species	Porcellio laevis	Cheiromeles parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Lesser Naked Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Lesser Naked Bat
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).

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.