dooryard sowbug vs Northern elephant seal

Porcellio laevis compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Porcellionidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Porcellio	Mirounga
Species	Porcellio laevis	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Northern elephant seal share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Northern elephant seal
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).

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.