Boreal Owl vs Tickclover

Aegolius funereus compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Owl	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aegolius	Desmodium
Species	Aegolius funereus	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Boreal Owl

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Owl	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Owl

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Boreal Owl

The Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) is a species in the genus Aegolius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States