Desert Dormouse vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	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	Gliridae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Selevinia	Ctenolepisma
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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