Cupped Ear vs Murin Nordique

Otidea cantharella compared with Myotis septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Murin Nordique is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Murin Nordique
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Otidea	Myotis
Species	Otidea cantharella	Myotis septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Murin Nordique

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Murin Nordique
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.

Murin Nordique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.