dooryard sowbug vs Mexican woodrat

Porcellio laevis compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Porcellio	Neotoma
Species	Porcellio laevis	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Mexican woodrat
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 woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.