dooryard sowbug vs White-cheeked Pintail

Porcellio laevis compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Porcellionidae	Anatidae
Genus	Porcellio	Anas
Species	Porcellio laevis	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	White-cheeked Pintail
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).

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

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