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Aegolius

Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Taxonomy
Aegolius was named by Kaup (1829). It is extant.

It was assigned to Strigidae by Wetmore (1956), Parmalee and Klippel (1982), Mlikovsky (2002), Olson (2012) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Aegolius Kaup
1956Aegolius Wetmore p. 88
1982Aegolius Parmalee and Klippel p. 366
2002Aegolius Mlikovsky p. 218
2012Aegolius Olson
2017Aegolius Clements et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—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
genusAegoliusKaup 1829

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.

G. Aegolius Kaup 1829
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Aegolius acadicus Gmelin 1788 [northern saw-whet owl]
Aegolius funereus Linnaeus 1758 [boreal owl]
†Aegolius gradyi Olson 2012 [owl]
†Aegolius martae Pavia 2008
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: Kurochkin and Dyke 2011, Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Rancholabrean or 0.30000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Palermo) A. martae (175899)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) A. martae (175900)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) A. acadicus (20398)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy A. funereus (197769)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) A. acadicus, A. funereus (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) A. acadicus, A. funereus (82890)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda A. gradyi (154780)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) A. funereus (92902 192951 192957 192959 192960)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cryptoglaux acadica (190077)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) A. acadicus (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) A. acadicus (104035)