Cupped Ear vs European water vole

Otidea cantharella compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

Cupped Ear is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	European water vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Otidea	Arvicola
Species	Otidea cantharella	Arvicola amphibius

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	European water vole
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 water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.