Cupped Ear vs Fishing Cat

Otidea cantharella compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Otideaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Otidea	Prionailurus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.