Cupped Ear vs Eld's Deer

Otidea cantharella compared with Rucervus eldii

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Eld's Deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Eld's Deer
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	Rucervus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Rucervus eldii

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Eld's Deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Eld's Deer
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.

Eld's Deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.