dooryard sowbug vs Long-clawed Shrew

Porcellio laevis compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Porcellionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Porcellio	Sorex
Species	Porcellio laevis	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Long-clawed Shrew
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).

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.