Fall Armyworm vs Hoary Wattled Bat

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Chalinolobus nigrogriseus

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Hoary Wattled Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Hoary Wattled Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Noctuidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Chalinolobus
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fall Armyworm and Hoary Wattled Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Hoary Wattled Bat
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).

Hoary Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.