Fall Armyworm vs Lesser Naked Bat

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Lesser Naked 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	Molossidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Cheiromeles
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Cheiromeles parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Lesser Naked 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).

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.