Long-eared Owl vs Margay

Asio otus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Asio	Leopardus
Species	Asio otus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

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

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.