Cupped Ear vs Lowland Tapir

Otidea cantharella compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Otideaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Otidea	Tapirus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.