Cupped Ear vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Otidea	Rhinolophus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Maclaud's Horseshoe 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.

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.