Cupped Ear vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Otidea cantharella compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Otidea	Nephelomys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.