dooryard sowbug vs Mountain Anoa

Porcellio laevis compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Porcellionidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Porcellio	Bubalus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Bubalus quarlesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Mountain Anoa
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).

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.