Cupped Ear vs Endo's Pipistrelle

Otidea cantharella compared with Pipistrellus endoi

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Endo's Pipistrelle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Endo's Pipistrelle
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	Pipistrellus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Pipistrellus endoi

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Endo's Pipistrelle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Endo's Pipistrelle
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.

Endo's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.