Cupped Ear vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Otidea cantharella compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Otideaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Otidea	Microcebus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.