Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Long-eared Owl

Anarta myrtilli compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Noctuidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Anarta	Asio
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Long-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Long-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

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

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden