Cupped Ear vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Otidea cantharella compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Inquisitive Shrew 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	Uropsilus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Inquisitive Shrew 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.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.