Beet Armyworm vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Spodoptera exigua compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Noctuidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Spodoptera	Urocitellus
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beet Armyworm and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beet Armyworm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beet Armyworm

The Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) is a species in the genus Spodoptera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Spodoptera exigua.