Cupped Ear vs Eastern Red Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Lasiurus borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Otidea	Lasiurus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Eastern Red Bat
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 Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.