I feel a lot of the interest in the beast races is easily sidetracked by the Werebeast or vampires which can fill that niche while giving bigger, badder powers. This is brilliant for the races that remain removed from lore, such as the bugs and mekket, but split the attention. This isn't necessarily a bad thing as it does give that important choice to the players, and is just why I feel there may be a disconnect.

On a bit of a different note, I've heard from at least one person that they got shit for playing an allar and often overlooked. This is a single example so I understand its not necessarily accurate to the playerbase as a whole, or the varran, but could be an explanation as to why people may prefer url or Werebeast that aren't always furry.

This isn't much about what can be done to help the situation but my thoughts as to why they're like this to begin with. Hope it helps.