dooryard sowbug vs Lyles flying fox

Porcellio laevis compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Porcellio	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Porcellio laevis	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Lyles flying fox
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).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.