dooryard sowbug vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Porcellio laevis compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Porcellionidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Porcellio	Marmosops
Species	Porcellio laevis	Marmosops cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Narrow-headed Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
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).

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.