Cupped Ear vs Japanese Long-eared Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Plecotus sacrimontis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Japanese Long-eared Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Otidea	Plecotus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Plecotus sacrimontis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Japanese Long-eared 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.

Japanese Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.