Cupped Ear vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Otidea cantharella compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Otideaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Otidea	Dologale
Species	Otidea cantharella	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.