Forest Dormouse vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Dryomys nitedula compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Forest Dormouse is Least Concern while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest 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	Dryomys	Ctenolepisma
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest 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.