arran brown vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Erebia ligea compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Lesser Sac-winged 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)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Erebia	Saccopteryx
Species	Erebia ligea	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Lesser Sac-winged 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).

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.