Cupped Ear vs Iberian Mole

Otidea cantharella compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Otideaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Otidea	Talpa
Species	Otidea cantharella	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Iberian Mole
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.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.