Four-Lined Silverfish vs Silverfish

Ctenolepisma lineata compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Lined Silverfish	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family same	Lepismatidae	Lepismatidae
Genus same	Ctenolepisma	Ctenolepisma
Species	Ctenolepisma lineata	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-Lined Silverfish and Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ctenolepisma.

Conservation Status

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Lined Silverfish	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States