Four-toed Hedgehog vs Silverfish

Atelerix albiventris compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Atelerix	Ctenolepisma
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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).