Cupped Ear vs Great Gerbil

Otidea cantharella compared with Rhombomys opimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Great Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Otidea	Rhombomys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Great Gerbil
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.

Great Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.