Cupped Ear vs Mountain Water Rat

Otidea cantharella compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Otidea	Baiyankamys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Mountain Water Rat
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 Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.