dooryard sowbug vs painted woodlouse

Porcellio laevis compared with Porcellio spinicornis

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while painted woodlouse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	painted woodlouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order same	Isopoda (ไอโซพอด)	Isopoda (ไอโซพอด)
Family same	Porcellionidae	Porcellionidae
Genus same	Porcellio	Porcellio
Species	Porcellio laevis	Porcellio spinicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and painted woodlouse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Porcellio.

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

painted woodlouse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	painted woodlouse
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).

painted woodlouse

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States