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Asio flammeus (short-eared owl)

Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1763Strix flammea Pontoppidan
1930Tyto flammea Hay p. 348
1935Asio flammeus Schultz and Howard p. 277
1940Asio flammeus Wetmore p. 69
1942Asio flammeus Miller and DeMay p. 119
1956Asio flammeus Wetmore p. 88
1960Asio flammeus Rudenko
1982Asio flammeus Olson and James p. 37
1988Asio flammeus Weesie p. 32 figs. Pl 7, figs 20,21
1998Asio flammeus Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak p. 58
2004Asio flammeus Broughton p. 29
2008Asio flammeus Zelenkov et al.
2016Asio flammeus Adams and Woods
2017Asio flammeus Clements et al.
2018Asio flammeus Carrera et al. p. 172 fig. 3I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
RaptoresBaird 1858
superorderFalconimorphae
orderStrigiformesWagler 1830
familyStrigidaeVigors 1825
genusAsioBrisson 1760
speciesflammeus(Pontoppidan 1763)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 [short-eared owl]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Vision: well-developedo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:55:38
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:55:38
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Kurochkin and Dyke 2011, Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Asio flammeus (35431)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Asio flammeus (192443)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Asio flammeus (202096)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Asio flammeus (71670 93281)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Asio flammeus (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Asio flammeus (192959 192966)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Asio flammeus (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Asio flammeus (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Asio flammeus (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) Asio flammeus (215362)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Asio flammeus (123918 190077 215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Asio flammeus (197461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Asio flammeus (124956)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Romania Asio flammeus (197946 197947)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Asio flammeus (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Asio flammeus (79548)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Asio flammeus (197787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Russian Federation Asio flammeus (194812)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Asio flammeus (215376)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Asio flammeus (194620)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Asio flammeus (194914)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Hawaii) Asio flammeus (110077)