Autumn Snowflake vs Long-eared Owl

Acis autumnalis compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Acis	Asio
Species	Acis autumnalis	Asio otus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Long-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

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

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway