Four-Lined Silverfish vs Malayan Water Shrew

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lepismatidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ctenolepisma	Chimarrogale
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Malayan Water Shrew
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 Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.