Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Sweetpotato Armyworm

Artibeus gnomus compared with Spodoptera dolichos

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Sweetpotato Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Artibeus	Spodoptera
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Spodoptera dolichos

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Sweetpotato Armyworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Sweetpotato Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden.