Fall Armyworm vs Mongolian Vole

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Noctuidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Microtus
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Microtus mongolicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Mongolian Vole
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).

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.