Brazilian spiny tree-rat vs Cupped Ear

Makalata didelphoides compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Echimyidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Makalata	Otidea
Species	Makalata didelphoides	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

The Brazilian spiny tree-rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species in the genus Makalata. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.