Cupped Ear vs Gray Marmot

Otidea cantharella compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Otidea	Marmota
Species	Otidea cantharella	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Gray Marmot
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 Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.