dooryard sowbug vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Porcellio laevis compared with Echymipera rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Porcellionidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Porcellio	Echymipera
Species	Porcellio laevis	Echymipera rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Long-nosed Echymipera
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-nosed Echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.