dooryard sowbug vs Potto

Porcellio laevis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Porcellionidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Porcellio	Perodicticus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Potto
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).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.