Cupped Ear vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Otidea cantharella compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Otidea	Geomys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Desert Pocket Gopher
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 Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.