Cupped Ear vs Deer Mouse

Otidea cantharella compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Deer Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Otidea	Peromyscus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Deer Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.