Fall Armyworm vs Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Sturnira perla

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
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	Sturnira
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Sturnira perla

Evolutionary Relationship

Fall Armyworm and Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
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).

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.