Eurasian Least Shrew vs Long-eared Owl

Sorex minutissimus compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Strigiformes (Baykuş)
Family	Soricidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Sorex	Asio
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and Long-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

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

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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden