Cupped Ear vs Gambian Mongoose

Otidea cantharella compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Otideaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Otidea	Mungos
Species	Otidea cantharella	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Gambian Mongoose
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.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.