arran brown vs Maxwell's Duiker

Erebia ligea compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Erebia	Philantomba
Species	Erebia ligea	Philantomba maxwellii

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Maxwell's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Maxwell's Duiker
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).

Maxwell's Duiker

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.