Four-Lined Silverfish vs Kemp's spiny mouse

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Acomys kempi

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Kemp's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Kemp's spiny mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lepismatidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ctenolepisma	Acomys
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Acomys kempi

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-Lined Silverfish and Kemp's spiny mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Kemp's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Kemp's spiny mouse
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.

Kemp's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.