Long-eared Owl vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Asio otus compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Asio	Dipodomys
Species	Asio otus	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Owl and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	Ord's kangaroo rat
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).

Ord's kangaroo rat

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.