Cupped Ear vs Madeiran Pipistrelle

Otidea cantharella compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Madeiran Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Ascomycota (पुट कवक)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Otideaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Otidea	Pipistrellus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Pipistrellus maderensis

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Madeiran Pipistrelle
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.

Madeiran Pipistrelle

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.