Brown Goshawk vs Long-eared Owl

Accipiter fasciatus compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Goshawk	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Accipiter	Asio
Species	Accipiter fasciatus	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Goshawk and Long-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Brown Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Goshawk	Long-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Goshawk

Habitat

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

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).

Brown Goshawk

The Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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