dooryard sowbug vs Philippine tarsier

Porcellio laevis compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Porcellionidae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Porcellio	Carlito
Species	Porcellio laevis	Carlito syrichta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Philippine tarsier
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).

Philippine tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.