Fall Armyworm vs Sumatran orangutan

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Noctuidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Spodoptera	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Sumatran orangutan
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).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.