Cupped Ear vs Omilteme Cottontail

Otidea cantharella compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Otideaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Otidea	Sylvilagus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.