Cupped Ear vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Otidea cantharella compared with Ratufa indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Otidea	Ratufa
Species	Otidea cantharella	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Indian Giant Squirrel
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.

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.