Cupped Ear vs Harlequin Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Harlequin Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Otidea	Scotomanes
Species	Otidea cantharella	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Harlequin Bat
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.

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.