Cupped Ear vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Otidea cantharella compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Otideaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Otidea	Mesoplodon
Species	Otidea cantharella	Mesoplodon hectori

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Hector’s Beaked Whale
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.

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.