dooryard sowbug vs Natterer's Bat

Porcellio laevis compared with Myotis nattereri

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Natterer's Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Natterer's Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Porcellio	Myotis
Species	Porcellio laevis	Myotis nattereri

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Natterer's Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Natterer's Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Natterer's Bat
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).

Natterer's Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden