African striped weasel vs Cupped Ear

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African striped weasel	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Otideaceae
Genus	Poecilogale	Otidea
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

African striped weasel

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African striped weasel	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African striped weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

African striped weasel

The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) is a species in the genus Poecilogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.