Fall Armyworm vs Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Andigena hypoglauca

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Ramphastidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Andigena
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Andigena hypoglauca

Evolutionary Relationship

Fall Armyworm and Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
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).

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.