Four-Lined Silverfish vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Long-eared 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	Hemiechinus
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Long-eared 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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.