Cupped Ear vs Goldman's Nectar Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Lonchophylla concava

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Goldman's Nectar Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Goldman's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Otidea	Lonchophylla
Species	Otidea cantharella	Lonchophylla concava

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Goldman's Nectar Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Goldman's Nectar Bat
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.

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.