Cupped Ear vs Fynbos Golden Mole

Otidea cantharella compared with Amblysomus corriae

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Fynbos Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Fynbos Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Otideaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Otidea	Amblysomus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Amblysomus corriae

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Fynbos Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Fynbos Golden Mole
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.

Fynbos Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.