Asio otus Linnaeus 1758 (long-eared owl)

Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Alternative combination: Strix otus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Asio according to L. Carrera et al. 2018

See also Clements et al. 2017, Linnaeus 1758 and Zelenkov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Asio asio, Asio flammeus, Asio henrici, Asio longaevus, Asio madagascariensis, Asio priscus, Asio stygius

Subtaxa: Asio otus wilsonianus

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Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Arizona, California, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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