Cupped Ear vs Murciélago de Madeira

Otidea cantharella compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Murciélago de Madeira is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Murciélago de Madeira
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Otideaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Otidea	Pipistrellus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Pipistrellus maderensis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Murciélago de Madeira

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Murciélago de Madeira
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.

Murciélago de Madeira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.