Cupped Ear vs Gray Flying Fox

Otidea cantharella compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Otidea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Otidea cantharella	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Gray Flying Fox
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 Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.