Long-eared Owl vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Asio otus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Asio	Amblysomus
Species	Asio otus	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Owl and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.