Four-Lined Silverfish vs Mexican vole

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lepismatidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ctenolepisma	Microtus
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.