Cupped Ear vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Otidea cantharella compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Otideaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Otidea	Prolemur
Species	Otidea cantharella	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Greater Bamboo Lemur
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.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.