Long-eared Owl vs puma

Asio otus compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Asio	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Asio otus	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	puma
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).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States