Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Silverfish

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Chinese Jumping Mouse is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Dipodidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Eozapus	Ctenolepisma
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Jumping Mouse and Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.