Cupped Ear vs Fat-tailed Jird

Otidea cantharella compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Fat-tailed Jird
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	Pachyuromys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Fat-tailed Jird
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-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.