Cupped Ear vs Fat Sand Rat

Otidea cantharella compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Otidea	Psammomys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Fat Sand Rat
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.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.