Cupped Ear vs Mérida Brocket

Otidea cantharella compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Otideaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Otidea	Mazama
Species	Otidea cantharella	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.