dooryard sowbug vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Porcellio laevis compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Porcellio	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Porcellio laevis	Sciurus nayaritensis

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Mexican Fox Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Mexican Fox Squirrel
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 Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.