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Reunion owl

Otus grucheti (Mourer-Chauviré, Bour, Moutou & Ribes, 1994)

Status not recordedowlsExtinct

The reunion owl (Otus grucheti) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes.

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Quick facts about the reunion owl

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the reunion owl live?

Not recorded

Is the reunion owl endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the reunion owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusOtus
  7. SpeciesOtus grucheti (Mourer-Chauviré, Bour, Moutou & Ribes, 1994)

Synonyms Mascarenotus grucheti

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Réunion lizard-owlEnglish
  • Réunion owlEnglish
  • Reunion scops owlEnglish
  • Reunion scops-owlEnglish
  • Réunion scops-owlEnglish
  • mussol de l'illa de la ReunióCatalan
  • sovka réunionskáCzech
  • RéunionugleDanish
  • RéunioneuleGerman
  • reunia orelstrigetoEsperanto
  • Lechuza de ReuniónSpanish
  • Petit-duc de GruchetFrench
  • reunionska sovaCroatian
  • réunioni bagolyHungarian
  • Gufo di RéunionItalian
  • レユニオンコノハズクJapanese
  • RéuniondwergooruilDutch
  • reunionugleNorwegian
  • uszatnik małyPolish
  • mocho-d'orelhas-da-reuniãoPortuguese
  • Реюньонская совкаRussian
  • výrik réunionskýSlovak
  • Ćuk sa ostrva Reunion (izumro)Serbian
  • réuniondvärguvSwedish
  • Reünyon İshakkuşuTurkish
  • сплюшка реюньйонськаUkrainian
  • 留尼旺角鴞Chinese
  • výreček réunionskýCzech
  • Petit-duc de la RéunionFrench
  • mocho-de-orelhas-da-reuniãoPortuguese
  • 留尼汪角鸮Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reunion owl

Other species in the same genus Otus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the reunion owl?

The reunion owl (Otus grucheti) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Reunion owl (Otus grucheti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reunion-owl

MLA

“Reunion owl (Otus grucheti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reunion-owl.

BibTeX
@misc{reunion_owl_2026,
  title = {Reunion owl (Otus grucheti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reunion-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}