Cupped Ear vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Otidea cantharella compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Otideaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Otidea	Amblysomus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Marley’s Golden Mole
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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.