Cupped Ear vs Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Lonchorhina fernandezi

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Otidea	Lonchorhina
Species	Otidea cantharella	Lonchorhina fernandezi

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Fernandez's Sword-nosed 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.

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.