Cupped Ear vs Medje Free-tailed Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Mops congicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Medje Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Otidea	Mops
Species	Otidea cantharella	Mops congicus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Medje Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Medje Free-tailed 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.

Medje Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.