Fall Armyworm vs Madagascan fruit bat

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Madagascan fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Spodoptera	Eidolon
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Fall Armyworm and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Madagascan fruit 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).

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.