Fall Armyworm vs Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Murina hilgendorfi

Key Differences

• Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Noctuidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Murina
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Murina hilgendorfi

Evolutionary Relationship

Fall Armyworm and Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed 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).

Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.