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Rodrigues owl

Otus murivorus (Milne-Edwards, 1873)

Status not recordedowlsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about the rodrigues 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 rodrigues owl live?

Not recorded

Is the rodrigues 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 rodrigues owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusOtus
  7. SpeciesOtus murivorus (Milne-Edwards, 1873)

Synonyms Athene murivora, Mascarenotus murivorus, Strix murivora

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Rodrigues lizard-owlEnglish
  • Rodrigues scops owlEnglish
  • Rodrigues scops-owlEnglish
  • mussol de l'illa RodriguezCatalan
  • sovka zedníCzech
  • RodriguesugleDanish
  • RodrigueseuleGerman
  • rodriga orelstrigetoEsperanto
  • Lechuza de RodríguezSpanish
  • rodriguesinpöllönenFinnish
  • Chevêche de RodriguesFrench
  • maskarenska sovaCroatian
  • rodriguez-szigeti bagolyHungarian
  • Gufo di RodriguezItalian
  • ロドリゲスコノハズクJapanese
  • RodriguesdwergooruilDutch
  • uszatnik średniPolish
  • coruja-de-rodriguesPortuguese
  • Родригесская совкаRussian
  • výrik rodrigueskýSlovak
  • Ćuk sa ostrva Rodrigez (izumro)Serbian
  • rodriguesdvärguvSwedish
  • Rodrigez İshakkuşuTurkish
  • сплюшка родригійськаUkrainian
  • 罗岛角鸮Chinese
  • výreček rodrigueskýCzech
  • Petit-duc de RodriguesFrench
  • mocho-d'orelhas-de-rodriguesPortuguese
  • mocho-de-orelhas-da-rodriguesPortuguese
  • 羅德里斯圭角鴞Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rodrigues owl

Other species in the same genus Otus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rodrigues owl?

The rodrigues owl (Otus murivorus) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rodrigues owl (Otus murivorus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodrigues-owl

MLA

“Rodrigues owl (Otus murivorus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodrigues-owl.

BibTeX
@misc{rodrigues_owl_2026,
  title = {Rodrigues owl (Otus murivorus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodrigues-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}