Cupped Ear vs Ornate Cuscus

Otidea cantharella compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Otideaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Otidea	Phalanger
Species	Otidea cantharella	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.