Cupped Ear vs Guam Flying Fox

Otidea cantharella compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Otidea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Otidea cantharella	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Guam Flying Fox
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.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.