Otus murivorus

Otus murivorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Strigiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Strigiformes

Familia: Strigidae
Subfamilia: Striginae
Genus: Otus
Species: †Otus murivorus

Name

Otus murivorus (Milne-Edwards, 1873)

Synonyms

• Strix murivora (protonym)
• Athene murivora (Milne-Edwards, 1873)
• Carine murivora Günther & Newton, 1879
• Mascarenotus murivorus (Milne-Edwards, 1873)

References

Primary references

• Milne-Edwards, A. 1873. Recherches sur le faune ancienne des îles Mascareignes. Ann. Sci. Natur. V° sér., Zool., 19 p.1–31

Additional references

• Mourer-Chauviré, C., Bour, R., Moutou, F. & Ribes, S. 1994. Mascarenotus nov. gen. (Aves, Strigiformes), genre endémique éteint des Mascareignes et M. grucheti n. sp., espèce éteinte de la Réunion. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris 2(318): 1699–1706. Full article (PDF available for download.) Reference page. 
• Louchart, A., Bastian, F., Baptista, M., Guarino-Vignon, P., Hume, J.P., Jacot-des-Combes, C., Mourer-Chauviré, C., Hänni, C. & Ollivier, M. 2018. Ancient DNA reveals the origins, colonization histories, and evolutionary pathways of two recently extinct species of giant scops owl from Mauritius and Rodrigues Islands (Mascarene Islands, south-western Indian Ocean). Journal of Biogeography. 45 (12): 2678–2689. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13450 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Otus murivorus  (Extinct)

Vernacular names

English: Rodrigues Owl
français: Chevêche de Rodrigues

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