Four-Lined Silverfish vs Lesser Chiruromys

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Lesser Chiruromys
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	Chiruromys
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Chiruromys vates

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Lesser Chiruromys
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.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.