Four-Lined Silverfish vs Scaled Fruiteater

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Lepismatidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Ctenolepisma	Ampelioides
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Scaled Fruiteater
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.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway