Four-Lined Silverfish vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lepismatidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Ctenolepisma	Atelerix
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.