arran brown vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Erebia ligea compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Erebia	Cynopterus
Species	Erebia ligea	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
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).

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.