dooryard sowbug vs One-striped opossum

Porcellio laevis compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	One-striped 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	Monodelphis
Species	Porcellio laevis	Monodelphis unistriata

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and One-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	One-striped 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).

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.