Deer Mouse vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Deer Mouse is Least Concern while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Peromyscus	Ctenolepisma
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Deer Mouse and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States