Cupped Ear vs Northern elephant seal

Otidea cantharella compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Otideaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Otidea	Mirounga
Species	Otidea cantharella	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Northern elephant seal
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 elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.