Cupped Ear vs Northern Bettong

Otidea cantharella compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Otideaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Otidea	Bettongia
Species	Otidea cantharella	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.