Cupped Ear vs Great Reed Warbler

Otidea cantharella compared with Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Great Reed Warbler is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Great Reed Warbler
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Otideaceae	Acrocephalidae
Genus	Otidea	Acrocephalus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Great Reed Warbler

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Great Reed Warbler
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 Reed Warbler

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Great Reed Warbler

Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden