Fall Armyworm vs Orange Nectar Bat

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Lonchophylla robusta

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Orange Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Orange Nectar 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Lonchophylla
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Lonchophylla robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Orange Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Orange Nectar 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).

Orange Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.