Cupped Ear vs Northern Hog-badger

Otidea cantharella compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Northern Hog-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	Arctonyx
Species	Otidea cantharella	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Northern Hog-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.

Northern Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.