dooryard sowbug vs Meller’s Mongoose

Porcellio laevis compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Porcellionidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Porcellio	Rhynchogale
Species	Porcellio laevis	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Meller’s Mongoose
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).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.