Beet Armyworm vs North American porcupine

Spodoptera exigua compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Noctuidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Erethizon
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beet Armyworm and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beet Armyworm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Beet Armyworm

The Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) is a species in the genus Spodoptera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Spodoptera exigua.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States