American black bear vs Cupped Ear

Ursus americanus compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American black bear	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Otideaceae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Otidea
Species	Ursus americanus	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

American black bear

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American black bear	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American black bear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American black bear

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a species in the genus Ursus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.