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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusOtus
- 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
Relatives of the reunion 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
CompareReunion owl vs Eurasian scops owlReunion owl vs Indian scops owlReunion owl vs Oriental scops owlReunion owl vs Pallid scops owl
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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