Long-eared Owl vs Panama Slender Opossum

Asio otus compared with Marmosops invictus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient while Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Didelphidae
Genus	Asio	Marmosops
Species	Asio otus	Marmosops invictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	Panama Slender Opossum
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).

Panama Slender Opossum

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.