Cupped Ear vs Hairy-nosed otter

Otidea cantharella compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Otideaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Otidea	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Otidea cantharella	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Hairy-nosed otter
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-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.