Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Silverfish

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	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 longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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).