Cupped Ear vs Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur

Otidea cantharella compared with Allocebus trichotis

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Otideaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Otidea	Allocebus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Allocebus trichotis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Hairy-eared Dwarf 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.

Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.