Four-Lined Silverfish vs Ornate Shrew

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Ornate 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	Sorex
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Ornate 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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.