dooryard sowbug vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Porcellio laevis compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Mexican Big-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Porcellio	Corynorhinus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Mexican Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Mexican Big-eared Bat
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).

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.