arran brown vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Erebia ligea compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Soricidae
Genus	Erebia	Crocidura
Species	Erebia ligea	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
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 White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

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