Mayotte scops owl
Otus mayottensis Benson, 1960
The mayotte scops owl (Otus mayottensis) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 99.8 g to 101 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the mayotte scops owl
- Weight
- 101 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mayotte scops owl live?
Not recorded
What is the mayotte scops owl?
The Mayotte scops owl (Otus mayottensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the island of Mayotte in the Comoros.
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Is the mayotte scops owl endangered?
The mayotte scops owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the mayotte scops owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusOtus
- SpeciesOtus mayottensis Benson, 1960
Synonyms Otus rutilus mayottensis, Scops humbloti
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Mayotte scops-owlEnglish
- Mayotte scops-owlEnglish
- Mayotte scops-owlEnglish
- Xot de MayotteCatalan
- xot de l'illa MayotteCatalan
- výreček mayottskýCzech
- Mayotte DværghornugleDanish
- MayottezwergohreuleGerman
- Mayotte-ZwergohreuleGerman
- majota orelstrigetoEsperanto
- autillo de MayotteSpanish
- Autillo de la MayotteSpanish
- maore pällEstonian
- mayottenpöllönenFinnish
- Petit-duc de MayotteFrench
- Petit-duc malgacheFrench
- Mayotte füleskuvikHungarian
- Mayotte-füleskuvikHungarian
- Assiolo di MayotteItalian
- マヨットコノハズクJapanese
- Majotinis apuokėlisLithuanian
- MayottedwergooruilDutch
- mayotteugleNorwegian
- syczek komorskiPolish
- mocho-d'orelhas-de-maiotePortuguese
- mocho-de-orelhas-de-maiotePortuguese
- Майоттская совкаRussian
- Горно-лесная совкаRussian
- výrik brukavýSlovak
- Majotski ćukSerbian
- mayottedvärguvSwedish
- Mayot İsakkuşuTurkish
- сплюшка майотськаUkrainian
- 馬約特角鴞Chinese
- 马约特岛角鸮Chinese
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Relatives of the mayotte scops owl
Other species in the same genus Otus.
Eurasian scops owl
Otus scops
Indian scops owl
Otus bakkamoena
Oriental scops owl
Otus sunia
Pallid scops owl
Otus brucei
Giant scops owl
Otus gurneyi
White-fronted scops owl
Otus sagittatus
CompareMayotte scops owl vs Eurasian scops owlMayotte scops owl vs Indian scops owlMayotte scops owl vs Oriental scops owlMayotte scops owl vs Pallid scops owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mayotte scops owl?
An adult mayotte scops owl weighs 101 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mayotte scops owl endangered?
The mayotte scops owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the mayotte scops owl?
The mayotte scops owl (Otus mayottensis) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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