Cupped Ear vs Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Otidea cantharella compared with Mesoplodon perrini

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Otideaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Otidea	Mesoplodon
Species	Otidea cantharella	Mesoplodon perrini

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
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.

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.