Cupped Ear vs Eden's whale

Otidea cantharella compared with Balaenoptera edeni

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Eden's whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Eden's whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Otideaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Otidea	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Otidea cantharella	Balaenoptera edeni

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Eden's whale
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.

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway