Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Silverfish

Notomys fuscus compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lepismatidae
Genus	Notomys	Ctenolepisma
Species	Notomys fuscus	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping 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).