Eurasian Goshawk vs Long-eared Owl

Accipiter gentilis compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

• Eurasian Goshawk is Near Threatened while Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Goshawk	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (burung)	Aves (burung)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Strigiformes (burung hantu)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Accipiter	Asio
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Goshawk and Long-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (burung)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Goshawk

NT — Near Threatened

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Goshawk	Long-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian Goshawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Eurasian Goshawk

Eurasian Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States