Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Cupped Ear

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Otidea
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

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.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.