Beet Armyworm vs Malayan Water Shrew

Spodoptera exigua compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Noctuidae	Soricidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Chimarrogale
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Malayan Water Shrew
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 Water Shrew

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.