dooryard sowbug vs North American Badger

Porcellio laevis compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Porcellionidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Porcellio	Taxidea
Species	Porcellio laevis	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	North American Badger
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).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.