Cupped Ear vs Japanese Hare

Otidea cantharella compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Otideaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Otidea	Lepus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.