dooryard sowbug vs Pale-faced Bat

Porcellio laevis compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Porcellionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Porcellio	Phylloderma
Species	Porcellio laevis	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Pale-faced 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).

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.