Cupped Ear vs Mona Monkey

Otidea cantharella compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Otideaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Otidea	Cercopithecus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Mona Monkey
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.

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.