Beet Armyworm vs Mountain Goat

Spodoptera exigua compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Noctuidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Spodoptera	Oreamnos
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

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.