Cupped Ear vs Namaqua dune mole rat

Otidea cantharella compared with Bathyergus janetta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Namaqua dune mole rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Bathyergidae
Genus	Otidea	Bathyergus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Bathyergus janetta

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Namaqua dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Namaqua dune mole 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.

Namaqua dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.