Cupped Ear vs Little Pied Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Chalinolobus picatus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Little Pied Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Little Pied 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	Chalinolobus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Chalinolobus picatus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Little Pied Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Little Pied 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.

Little Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.