arran brown vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Erebia ligea compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• arran brown is Least Concern while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Erebia	Alkanna
Species	Erebia ligea	Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arran brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

arran brown

arran brown (Erebia ligea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.