Cupped Ear vs Formosan Serow

Otidea cantharella compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Otideaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Otidea	Capricornis
Species	Otidea cantharella	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.