Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Fall Armyworm

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Spodoptera frugiperda

Key Differences

• Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern while Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Fall Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Natalidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Chilonatalus	Spodoptera
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Spodoptera frugiperda

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat and Fall Armyworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Fall Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Fall Armyworm

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Denmark), and North America (Canada, United States).