dooryard sowbug vs puma

Porcellio laevis compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Porcellionidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Porcellio	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Porcellio laevis	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	puma
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).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States