Cupped Ear vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Otidea	Thyroptera
Species	Otidea cantharella	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	LaVal's Disk-winged 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.

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.