dooryard sowbug vs Malayan civet

Porcellio laevis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Porcellionidae	Viverridae
Genus	Porcellio	Viverra
Species	Porcellio laevis	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.