dooryard sowbug vs Pale fox

Porcellio laevis compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Pale fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Porcellionidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Porcellio	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Porcellio laevis	Vulpes pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Pale fox
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 fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.