dooryard sowbug vs Marbled cat

Porcellio laevis compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Marbled cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Porcellionidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Porcellio	Pardofelis
Species	Porcellio laevis	Pardofelis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Marbled cat
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).

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.