Diminutive Serotine vs Long-eared Owl

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Asio otus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Eptesicus	Asio
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Long-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Long-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.