Cupped Ear vs mountain gorilla

Otidea cantharella compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Otideaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Otidea	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Otidea cantharella	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	mountain gorilla
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.

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.