diff --git a/deepdiff/helper.py b/deepdiff/helper.py
index 5143a3b7..499de538 100644
--- a/deepdiff/helper.py
+++ b/deepdiff/helper.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def number_to_string(number: Any, significant_digits: int, number_format_notatio
     except KeyError:
         raise ValueError("number_format_notation got invalid value of {}. The valid values are 'f' and 'e'".format(number_format_notation)) from None
 
-    if not isinstance(number, numbers):  # type: ignore
+    if not isinstance(number, only_numbers):  # type: ignore
         return number
     elif isinstance(number, Decimal):
         with localcontext() as ctx:
diff --git a/tests/test_diff_datetime.py b/tests/test_diff_datetime.py
index c3905291..3ed8b3df 100644
--- a/tests/test_diff_datetime.py
+++ b/tests/test_diff_datetime.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
 import pytz
-from datetime import date, datetime, time, timezone
+from datetime import date, datetime, time, timedelta, timezone
 from deepdiff import DeepDiff
 
 
@@ -123,3 +125,55 @@ def test_datetime_within_array_with_timezone_diff(self):
         assert not DeepDiff(d1, d2)
         assert not DeepDiff(d1, d2, ignore_order=True)
         assert not DeepDiff(d1, d2, truncate_datetime='second')
+
+
+class TestTemporalDictionaryKeys:
+    def test_ignore_numeric_types_with_datetime_key(self):
+        key = datetime(2020, 5, 17, 22, 15)
+        assert DeepDiff({key: 10.0}, {key: 10}, ignore_numeric_type_changes=True) == {}
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("key", [
+        datetime(2020, 5, 17, 22, 15),
+        datetime(2020, 5, 17, 22, 15, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+        date(2020, 5, 17),
+        time(22, 15),
+        timedelta(days=2, seconds=3),
+        np.datetime64("2020-05-17T22:15"),
+    ])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("options", [
+        {"ignore_numeric_type_changes": True},
+        {"ignore_string_case": True},
+        {"ignore_string_type_changes": True},
+        {"ignore_string_case": True, "significant_digits": 3},
+        {"ignore_string_type_changes": True, "significant_digits": 3},
+    ])
+    def test_temporal_keys_with_key_cleaning(self, key, options):
+        assert DeepDiff({key: "value"}, {key: "value"}, **options) == {}
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("first, second, paths", [
+        (datetime(2020, 5, 17, 22, 15), datetime(2020, 5, 17, 22, 16),
+         ("number:2020-05-17 22:15:00", "number:2020-05-17 22:16:00")),
+        (date(2020, 5, 17), date(2020, 5, 18),
+         ("number:2020-05-17", "number:2020-05-18")),
+        (time(22, 15), time(22, 16), ("number:22:15:00", "number:22:16:00")),
+        (timedelta(seconds=1), timedelta(seconds=2), ("number:0:00:01", "number:0:00:02")),
+        (np.datetime64("2020-05-17"), np.datetime64("2020-05-18"),
+         ("number:2020-05-17", "number:2020-05-18")),
+    ])
+    def test_distinct_temporal_keys_keep_their_values(self, first, second, paths):
+        diff = DeepDiff(
+            {first: "old-first", second: "old-second"},
+            {first: "new-first", second: "new-second"},
+            ignore_numeric_type_changes=True,
+            view="tree",
+        )
+        assert set(diff) == {"values_changed"}
+        changes = diff["values_changed"]
+        assert len(changes) == 2
+        assert {
+            change.path(output_format="list")[0]: (change.t1, change.t2)
+            for change in changes
+        } == {
+            paths[0]: ("old-first", "new-first"),
+            paths[1]: ("old-second", "new-second"),
+        }
diff --git a/tests/test_helper.py b/tests/test_helper.py
index a42407bd..c76ad735 100644
--- a/tests/test_helper.py
+++ b/tests/test_helper.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 from enum import Enum
 from decimal import Decimal
+from fractions import Fraction
 from deepdiff.helper import (
     short_repr, number_to_string, get_numpy_ndarray_rows,
     cartesian_product_of_shape, literal_eval_extended,
@@ -197,6 +198,29 @@ def test_number_to_string_complex_digits(self, t1, t2, significant_digits, numbe
             assert st1 == expected_result[0]
             assert st2 == expected_result[1]
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("value", [
+        datetime.datetime(2020, 5, 17, 22, 15),
+        datetime.date(2020, 5, 17),
+        datetime.time(22, 15),
+        datetime.timedelta(days=2, seconds=3),
+        np.datetime64("2020-05-17T22:15"),
+    ])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("notation", ["f", "e"])
+    def test_number_to_string_leaves_temporal_values_unchanged(self, value, notation):
+        assert number_to_string(value, 3, number_format_notation=notation) is value
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("value, expected", [
+        (10, "10.00"),
+        (1.234, "1.23"),
+        (Decimal("1.234"), "1.23"),
+        (Fraction(1, 8), "0.12"),
+        (complex(1, -2), "1.00-2.00j"),
+        (np.int64(10), "10.00"),
+        (np.float64(1.234), "1.23"),
+    ])
+    def test_number_to_string_numeric_types_keep_formatting(self, value, expected):
+        assert number_to_string(value, 2) == expected
+
     def test_number_to_string_with_invalid_notation(self):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             number_to_string(10, significant_digits=4, number_format_notation='blah')