Cupped Ear vs Desert Bandicoot

Otidea cantharella compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Desert Bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Desert Bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Otideaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Otidea	Perameles
Species	Otidea cantharella	Perameles eremiana

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Desert Bandicoot
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.

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.