Cupped Ear vs Olinguito

Otidea cantharella compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Olinguito
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Otideaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Otidea	Bassaricyon
Species	Otidea cantharella	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Olinguito
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.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.