Fall Armyworm vs Gray Flying Fox

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Noctuidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Spodoptera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fall Armyworm and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Gray Flying Fox
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 Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.