Cupped Ear vs Galapagos sea lion

Otidea cantharella compared with Zalophus wollebaeki

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Galapagos sea lion is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Galapagos sea lion
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Otideaceae	Otariidae
Genus	Otidea	Zalophus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Zalophus wollebaeki

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Galapagos sea lion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Galapagos sea lion
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.

Galapagos sea lion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.