dooryard sowbug vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Porcellio laevis compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Porcellio	Dipodomys
Species	Porcellio laevis	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Ord's kangaroo rat
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).

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.