Long-eared Owl vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Asio otus compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Asio	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Asio otus	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	Moluccan Flying Fox
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).

Moluccan Flying Fox

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.