Cupped Ear vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Otidea	Nyctinomops
Species	Otidea cantharella	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
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.

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.