Cupped Ear vs White-tipped Swift

Otidea cantharella compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Otideaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Otidea	Aeronautes
Species	Otidea cantharella	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	White-tipped Swift
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.

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) 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.