Cupped Ear vs Guajira Mouse Opossum

Otidea cantharella compared with Marmosa xerophila

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Guajira Mouse Opossum is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Guajira Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Otideaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Otidea	Marmosa
Species	Otidea cantharella	Marmosa xerophila

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Guajira Mouse Opossum

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Guajira Mouse Opossum
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.

Guajira Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.