Cupped Ear vs Little Black Serotine

Otidea cantharella compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Little Black Serotine
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	Eptesicus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.