Long-eared Owl vs Peking Myotis

Asio otus compared with Myotis pequinius

Key Differences

• Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient while Peking Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	Peking Myotis
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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Asio	Myotis
Species	Asio otus	Myotis pequinius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Peking Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	Peking Myotis
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).

Peking Myotis

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.