Cupped Ear vs Dwarf Hutia

Otidea cantharella compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Dwarf Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Otidea	Mesocapromys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Dwarf Hutia
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 Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.