Cupped Ear vs Tan Ear

Otidea cantharella compared with Otidea alutacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Tan Ear
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order same	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family same	Otideaceae	Otideaceae
Genus same	Otidea	Otidea
Species	Otidea cantharella	Otidea alutacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Cupped Ear and Tan Ear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Otidea.

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Tan Ear
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.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden