Cupped Ear vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Otidea cantharella compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Otideaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Otidea	Proechimys
Species	Otidea cantharella	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Pacific Spiny-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.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.