Four-Lined Silverfish vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lepismatidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Ctenolepisma	Perognathus
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-Lined Silverfish and Plains Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.