Cupped Ear vs Jungle Shrew

Otidea cantharella compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Otideaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Otidea	Suncus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.