Cupped Ear vs Eastern Mole

Otidea cantharella compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Otideaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Otidea	Scalopus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.