Cupped Ear vs Greater Ghost Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Greater Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Otidea	Diclidurus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Diclidurus ingens

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Greater Ghost Bat
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 Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.