arran brown vs Lowland Tapir

Erebia ligea compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• arran brown is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Tapiridae
Genus	Erebia	Tapirus
Species	Erebia ligea	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Lowland Tapir share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Lowland Tapir
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).

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.