Beet Armyworm vs Malayan civet

Spodoptera exigua compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Noctuidae	Viverridae
Genus	Spodoptera	Viverra
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Beet Armyworm and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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.