arran brown vs Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Erebia ligea compared with Echinops foliosus

Key Differences

• arran brown is Least Concern while Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Tenrecidae
Genus	Erebia	Echinops
Species	Erebia ligea	Echinops foliosus

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Polyphyllous Globe Thistle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
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).

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arran brown

A borboleta de Arran (Erebia ligea) é uma borboleta de porte médio com asas marrom-escuras e uma faixa alaranjada na margem, distribuída principalmente pela Europa e norte da Ásia. Seu estado de conservação é de preocupação menor (LC) e habita prados alpinos e clareiras de florestas.