Cupped Ear vs Dwarf Brocket

Otidea cantharella compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Otideaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Otidea	Mazama
Species	Otidea cantharella	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Dwarf Brocket
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.

Dwarf Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.