Four-Lined Silverfish vs Globe Thistle

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Lepismatidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Ctenolepisma	Echinops
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Echinops ritro

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Globe Thistle
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.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States