dooryard sowbug vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Porcellio laevis compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Porcellio	Notopteris
Species	Porcellio laevis	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit 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).

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.