dooryard sowbug vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Porcellio laevis compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Yellow-billed 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 georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Yellow-billed 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).

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom