Cupped Ear vs Guyanan spiny rat

Otidea cantharella compared with Proechimys hoplomyoides

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Guyanan spiny rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Guyanan spiny rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Otidea	Proechimys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Proechimys hoplomyoides

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Guyanan spiny rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Guyanan spiny rat
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.

Guyanan spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.