dooryard sowbug vs Mountain Coati

Porcellio laevis compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Porcellionidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Porcellio	Nasua
Species	Porcellio laevis	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Mountain Coati
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 Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.