Cupped Ear vs Flower-faced Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Otidea	Anthops
Species	Otidea cantharella	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Flower-faced 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.

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.