dooryard sowbug vs Mouse bandicoot

Porcellio laevis compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Porcellionidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Porcellio	Microperoryctes
Species	Porcellio laevis	Microperoryctes murina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Mouse bandicoot
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).

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.