Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	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	Dipodidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Ctenolepisma
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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.