Long-eared Owl vs Short-eared Owl

Asio otus compared with Asio flammeus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient while Short-eared Owl is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	Short-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order same	Strigiformes (بوميات)	Strigiformes (بوميات)
Family same	Strigidae (True Owls)	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus same	Asio	Asio
Species	Asio otus	Asio flammeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Owl and Short-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asio.

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Short-eared Owl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	Short-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Short-eared Owl

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List. Insufficient data available to assess extinction risk. Further research and field surveys are needed.

Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) 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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States