Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Hipposideros ater compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Hipposideridae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Hipposideros	Ctenolepisma
Species	Hipposideros ater	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

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.