Cupped Ear vs Mexican cottontail

Otidea cantharella compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Otideaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Otidea	Sylvilagus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.