arran brown vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Erebia ligea compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• arran brown is Least Concern while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Maclaud's Horseshoe 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)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Erebia	Rhinolophus
Species	Erebia ligea	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Maclaud's Horseshoe 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).

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.