Cupped Ear vs European bison

Otidea cantharella compared with Bison bonasus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while European bison is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	European bison
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Otidea	Bison
Species	Otidea cantharella	Bison bonasus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

European bison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	European bison
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.

European bison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden