Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa vs Silverfish

Allactaga sibirica compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Dipodidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Allactaga	Ctenolepisma
Species	Allactaga sibirica	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa and Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa	Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).