Beet Armyworm vs Little Fruit-eating Bat

Spodoptera exigua compared with Artibeus ravus

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Little Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Noctuidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Artibeus
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Artibeus ravus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beet Armyworm and Little Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Little Fruit-eating Bat
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).

Little Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.