dooryard sowbug vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Porcellio laevis compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Porcellionidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Porcellio	Amblysomus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.