Cupped Ear vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Natalus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Natalidae
Genus	Otidea	Natalus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Natalus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Mexican Funnel-eared 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.

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.