Cupped Ear vs Jamaican fruit bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cupped Ear Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Pezizales (Pezizales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Otideaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Otidea Artibeus
Species Otidea cantharella Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cupped Ear Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Cupped Ear

No description available.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

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