Cupped Ear vs Ecuador Red Brocket

Otidea cantharella compared with Mazama rufina

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Ecuador Red 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 rufina

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Ecuador Red 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.

Ecuador Red Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.