Cupped Ear vs Lesser Capybara

Otidea cantharella compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Otideaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Otidea	Hydrochoerus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Lesser Capybara
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.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.