Cupped Ear vs Red-billed Duck

Otidea cantharella compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Otideaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Otidea	Anas
Species	Otidea cantharella	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Red-billed Duck
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.

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.