Cupped Ear vs Porter s Rock Rat

Otidea cantharella compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Otidea	Aconaemys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Porter s Rock Rat
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.

Porter s Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.