Cupped Ear vs Meerkat

Otidea cantharella compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Otideaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Otidea	Suricata
Species	Otidea cantharella	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.