African Scops-Owl vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Otus senegalensis compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Scops-Owl	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Cricetidae
Genus	Otus	Alticola
Species	Otus senegalensis	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Scops-Owl and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Scops-Owl

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Scops-Owl	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Scops-Owl

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Scops-Owl

The African Scops-Owl (Otus senegalensis) is a species in the genus Otus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.