Cupped Ear vs European Free-tailed Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Tadarida teniotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	European Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Otidea	Tadarida
Species	Otidea cantharella	Tadarida teniotis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

European Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	European Free-tailed Bat
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 Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal.