Antarctic fur seal vs Cupped Ear

Arctocephalus gazella compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antarctic fur seal	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Otariidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Arctocephalus	Otidea
Species	Arctocephalus gazella	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Antarctic fur seal

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antarctic fur seal	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antarctic fur seal

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.

Antarctic fur seal

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is a species in the genus Arctocephalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.