Cupped Ear vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Otidea cantharella compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Otidea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Otidea cantharella	Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Dwarf Flying Fox
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 Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.