Four-Lined Silverfish vs Harmless Serotine

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lepismatidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ctenolepisma	Eptesicus
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.