Long-eared Owl vs Short-eared Owl

Asio otus compared with Asio flammeus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	Short-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Strigiformes (올빼미목)	Strigiformes (올빼미목)
Family same	Strigidae (True Owls)	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus same	Asio	Asio
Species	Asio otus	Asio flammeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Owl and Short-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asio.

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Short-eared Owl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	Short-eared Owl
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).

Short-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Long-eared Owl

긴귀올빼미(Asio otus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 정보 부족종(DD)으로 분류된다. 멸종 위험을 평가하기에 자료가 불충분하며 추가 연구와 현장 조사가 필요하다.

Short-eared Owl

쇠부엉이(Asio flammeus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심(LC) 종으로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 전역에 걸쳐 널리 분포하며 개체 수가 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없는 종입니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

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