Fall Armyworm vs Globe Thistle

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Noctuidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Echinops
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Echinops ritro

Evolutionary Relationship

Fall Armyworm and Globe Thistle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States