dooryard sowbug vs Pale Gerbil

Porcellio laevis compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Pale Gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Porcellionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Porcellio	Gerbillus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Gerbillus perpallidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Pale Gerbil
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 Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.