Cupped Ear vs Desert Dormouse

Otidea cantharella compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Otidea	Selevinia
Species	Otidea cantharella	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Desert Dormouse
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 Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.