Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster vs Cupped Ear

Acanthacaris caeca compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Nephropidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Acanthacaris	Otidea
Species	Acanthacaris caeca	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

The Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster (Acanthacaris caeca) is a species in the genus Acanthacaris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.