arran brown vs Four-dotted Alpine

Erebia ligea compared with Erebia dabanensis

Key Differences

• arran brown is Least Concern while Four-dotted Alpine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Four-dotted Alpine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Erebia	Erebia
Species	Erebia ligea	Erebia dabanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Four-dotted Alpine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erebia.

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Four-dotted Alpine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Four-dotted Alpine
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).

Four-dotted Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

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 1 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia