Cupped Ear vs Golden-crowned Sifaka

Otidea cantharella compared with Propithecus tattersalli

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Golden-crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Golden-crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Otideaceae	Indriidae
Genus	Otidea	Propithecus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Propithecus tattersalli

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Golden-crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Golden-crowned Sifaka
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.

Golden-crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.