Fall Armyworm vs Japanese Hare

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Japanese Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Noctuidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Spodoptera	Lepus
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Lepus brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Japanese Hare
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).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.