Cupped Ear vs North American Badger

Otidea cantharella compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Otideaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Otidea	Taxidea
Species	Otidea cantharella	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.