Fall Armyworm vs Large Japanese Mole

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Noctuidae	Talpidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Mogera
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Mogera wogura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Large Japanese Mole
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).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.