arran brown vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Erebia ligea compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Didelphidae
Genus	Erebia	Marmosa
Species	Erebia ligea	Marmosa murina

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Linnaeus's mouse opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
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).

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.