Four-Lined Silverfish vs Malayan civet

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lepismatidae	Viverridae
Genus	Ctenolepisma	Viverra
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.