Moheli scops owl
Otus moheliensis Lafontaine & Moulaert, 1998
The moheli scops owl (Otus moheliensis) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 95 g to 116 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the moheli scops owl
- Weight
- 95 g – 116 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the moheli scops owl live?
Not recorded
What is the moheli scops owl?
The Moheli scops owl (Otus moheliensis) is a scops owl endemic to the island of Mohéli, one of the Comoro Islands.
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Is the moheli scops owl endangered?
The moheli scops owl is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the moheli scops owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusOtus
- SpeciesOtus moheliensis Lafontaine & Moulaert, 1998
Synonyms Otus rutilus moheliensis
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- Moheli scops-owlEnglish
- Moheli scops-owlEnglish
- Moheli scops-owlEnglish
- Xot de MohéliCatalan
- xot de l'illa MoheliCatalan
- výreček mohelijskýCzech
- Mohéli DværghornugleDanish
- MohelizwergohreuleGerman
- Moheli-ZwergohreuleGerman
- Mohéli-ZwergohreuleGerman
- mohelia orelstrigetoEsperanto
- Autillo de MoheliSpanish
- mwali pällEstonian
- mwalinpöllönenFinnish
- Petit-duc de MohéliFrench
- mohelski ćukCroatian
- mohéli füleskuvikHungarian
- Assiolo di MoheliItalian
- モへリコノハズクJapanese
- モヘリコノハズクJapanese
- mohelinis apuokėlisLithuanian
- MoheliugleNorwegian Bokmål
- MohélidwergooruilDutch
- mohéliugleNorwegian
- syczek złowrogiPolish
- mocho-d'orelhas-de-mohéliPortuguese
- mocho-de-orelhas-de-moéliPortuguese
- Совка МогелиRussian
- Мохельская совкаRussian
- Мохельская сплюшкаRussian
- výrik syčavýSlovak
- Moheli ćukSerbian
- MohelidvärguvSwedish
- mohélidvärguvSwedish
- Moheli İshakkuşuTurkish
- сплюшка могелійськаUkrainian
- 莫岛角鸮Chinese
- 莫耶利角鴞Chinese
Relatives of the moheli 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
CompareMoheli scops owl vs Eurasian scops owlMoheli scops owl vs Indian scops owlMoheli scops owl vs Oriental scops owlMoheli scops owl vs Pallid scops owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the moheli scops owl?
An adult moheli scops owl weighs 95 g – 116 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the moheli scops owl endangered?
The moheli scops owl is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the moheli scops owl?
The moheli scops owl (Otus moheliensis) 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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